Description: Two voice actors, Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage, are suing AI start-up Lovo for allegedly creating and promoting unauthorized clones of their voices. Lovo's synthetic voices were discovered in various media, including a podcast and promotional videos. The actors claim they were misled into providing voice samples, which were then used without consent, violating trademark and privacy laws.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Lovo developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Paul Skye Lehrman , Linnea Sage and Voice Actors.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
728
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-05-16
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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nytimes.com · 2024
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Last summer, as they drove to a doctor's appointment near their home in Manhattan, Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage listened to a podcast about the rise of artificial intelligence and the threat it posed to the livelihoods of writers, acto…
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