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Two voice actors sue AI company over claims it breached contracts, cloned their voices


Voice actors Paul Skey Lehrman and Linnea Sage say their voices are their livelihoods and are now being stolen by AI.

Paul Skey Lehrman and Linnea Sage were hired by Lovo, an AI company, back in 2019 and 2020 to provide voice clips for what they were told would be internal research. "We need a uniform statutory scheme that's gonna protect not only public figures and celebrities, but just about every person and citizen of America, because AI can clone and replicate anybody." Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology and business in the U.S., as well as the emergence of China as a global economic power.

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