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Aug 2024
26m 29s

The voice cloning lawsuit

Bbc World Service
About this episode

We hear from two voice over artists, based in New York City, who have filed a lawsuit against an AI company they claim stole their voices.

Also on Tech Life this week:

A device invented by Canadian university students is shaking up the milk business for small-scale dairy farmers in Africa. And an engineer tells us his robust plan to make tech easier to fix.

Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn

(Photo: An actress records her voice into a microphone. Credit: Andrey Popov/Getty Images)

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