public figure

[puhb-lik fig-yer]

noun

1. a person who is widely known; celebrity.

   The journalist talked about the often troubled relationship between public figures and the news media.

   Famous athletes, actors, and other public figures have championed the issue.

Example Sentences

There are other companies in the business of AI-likeness protection, including Loti, which charges up to $2,500 a month for public figures and has a free program in beta.

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For two years they have been public figures.

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OpenAI disputes the claim and says that it was always the company’s intent to give actors and other public figures control over how their likeness is used.

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But its handling of copyright material - and the images of dead public figures - has attracted significant criticism online despite the growth.

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That differed from the approach OpenAI said it would take to using the likeness of a recognizable public figure, which required that person to opt in.

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Related Words

• someone 
• whoever