AI fraud steals voiceover actor's voices

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Fraud really is everywhere. Here's an example of where AI has been misused to clone two voiceover actor's voices and then sell them, without permission or compensation.

The notion that artificial intelligence could one day take our jobs is a message many of us will have heard in recent years.

But, for Paul Skye Lehrman, that warning has been particularly personal, chilling and unexpected: he heard his own voice deliver it.

In June 2023, Paul and his partner Linnea Sage were driving near their home in New York City, listening to a podcast about the ongoing strikes in Hollywood and how artificial intelligence (AI) could affect the industry.

'A tech firm stole our voices - then cloned and sold them'

A voice over artist found out his voice had been taken when he heard a chatbot on a podcast using it.

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