Lovo Accused of Cloning Voice Actors Without Asking, Then Making Them Sound Like Podcast Guests
Ourtake
Consent is a hard concept to train into a voice model when nobody asked for it.
What happened
Two voice actors sued Lovo, a Berkeley AI company, alleging it cloned their voices without permission and used them commercially. They say they were hired for academic research and internal radio testing but later found their voices in YouTube videos and podcasts. They seek damages over five million dollars and an injunction.