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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn

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David Attenborough described himself as ‘profoundly disturbed’ to find his cloned voice had been used to deliver partisan US news bulletins. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

It’s the new badge of celebrity status that nobody wants. Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Kylie Jenner have all had their voices cloned by fraudsters. Online blaggers used artificial intelligence to fake the Tiggerish tones of Martin Lewis, the TV financial adviser. And this weekend David Attenborough described himself as “profoundly disturbed” to have discovered that his cloned voice had been used to deliver partisan US news bulletins.

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