Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning
Summary
Actors including Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville have asked the UK government to create a law giving people legal rights over their own voices to stop their voices being copied by artificial intelligence (AI). They worry that AI voice cloning threatens their work and want protections as this technology becomes more common.Key Facts
- Over 80 performers have signed a letter to the UK government requesting legal rights to control the use of their voices by AI.
- AI voice cloning uses recordings of real people to create digital copies of their voices.
- High-quality voice copies require hours of audio, but quick versions can be made from seconds of sound.
- Audiobook narrator Alice Sockett called voice cloning an "existential threat" to performers.
- The UK government plans to hold a consultation on how to protect creators while allowing AI innovation.
- Some performers want AI used as a helpful tool but stress human connection is important.
- Some people with illnesses, like motor neurone disease, have benefited from AI voice cloning to regain their voice.
- AI technology can also create holograms to represent people, as in one case at a funeral.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
