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PC Gamer
James Bentley

A radio host is suing Google for an AI-generated voice he claims sounds suspiciously like him: 'It’s this eerie moment where you feel like you’re listening to yourself'

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NotebookLM, Google's notetaking tool, has an AI-generated voice feature that is surprisingly close to a real voice. One radio host argues it's not just close, but an actual ripoff of their voice, and has taken that claim to court.

Former NPR radio host David Greene filed his case in California on January 23, and his lawyer argues, "This case arises from Google’s deliberate acts of theft. Google used Mr. Greene’s voice without authorization and then used those stolen copies to develop, train, and refine its AI broadcasting product, NotebookLM."

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