Google has been sued by grp of #journalists, #podcasters & #audiobook narrators in #Illinois fed court 4 allegedly misusing der voice recordings 2 train the #AI models ‌that power #Google Assistant, #GeminiLive & othr systems that replicate humn voices

Plaintiffs, incl prominent #Chicago journalist #CarolMarin & #PulitzerPrize winners #YohanceLacour & #AlisonFlowers, sed..tech giant misusd 1000s of hrs of human speech w/o speakers' permission 2 train its voice AI systems

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/journalists-sue-google-allegedly-using-their-voices-ai-training-2026-05-12/