Biometric voice modeling
Incidents implicated systems
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Voice Actor Alleges Unconsented Use of AI-Generated Voice on ScotRail Trains
2025-05-27
Scottish voice actor Gayanne Potter alleges her voice was used without proper consent in ScotRail's AI train announcements. She claims she had agreed to limited use of her voice data by ReadSpeaker but was not informed it would be used in a synthetic voice system called "Iona." ScotRail continues to use the voice, stating the dispute is between Potter and ReadSpeaker.
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Fireflies.AI Meeting Assistant Allegedly Collected Biometric Voice Data from Illinois Meeting Participant Without Consent
2025-11-18
On November 18, 2025, Fireflies.AI reportedly recorded and analyzed the voice of Illinois resident Katelin Cruz during a virtual meeting hosted by Western Illinois Dreamers, although Cruz had no Fireflies account and had not provided written consent. Her lawsuit alleges the system used speaker-recognition functions to create and retain biometric voice data and attribute statements to her in the meeting transcript.
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Walmart's AI Voice System Allegedly Collected Illinois Callers' Biometric Voiceprints Without Consent
2025-12-01
A proposed class action alleges that Walmart's AI voice system captured biometric voiceprints from Illinois residents who called local stores without first obtaining meaningful consent or explaining how the biometric data would be retained and deleted. Plaintiff Amber Smith said the system captured her voiceprint during two calls in December 2025 and one in July 2026.
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