The actress Kate Blankett has gone from words to deeds in the fight for human rights in the age of artificial intelligence. Her nonprofit organization RSL Media announced the launch of the Human Consent Registry, a registry that allows people to determine for themselves how their identities are used by AI systems. The tool available to US and EU residents works on a traffic signal basis: users can choose a complete ban (red), conditional permission (yellow) or free use (green) of their biometric data.

After registration and completion of the form with biographical data and links to social networks, a person receives a unique Human Consent ID. This AI identifier can theoretically be tested by an AI system before including data in a training sample. At the start, the register covers name, appearance, voice and movement, but RSL Media plans to expand the system to categories "Work", "Characters" and "Signs". The platform is underpinned by the open-source protocol Really Simple Licensing, which has already become the standard for digital content rights management.

However, the initiative has significant limitations: the compliance mechanism is entirely voluntary, and there is no guarantee that major AI developers will actually check the roster before training models. In addition, registration itself implies the transfer of personal data to a third party, which requires users to strike a conscious balance between protection of rights and privacy.