Jeff GeerlingSep 22, 2024

They stole my voice with AI

Elecrow—an electronics company that makes Pi and ESP accessories—used an AI voice for multiple tutorial series which sounds _almost exactly_ like me.

I never consented to have my voice used to promote Elecrow's products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMofZIT9FcQ

They stole my voice with AI

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@geerlingguy
Unfortunately the unethical use of AI voice clones has become commonplace and will need to be sorted out through a few high profile lawsuits. At some point David Attenborough or his estate will likely have to get involved to put a stop to videos such as:
https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.bsky.social/post/3l4pq62ohqe26
And
https://youtu.be/9JCyOmqguNg?t=7m36s
And
https://youtube.com/shorts/alfrNIrv0Sg
And
https://youtu.be/1CfLif6okfc
Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)

This made the rounds a few weeks ago, pre-Bluesky video, but now it needs to be here. No idea who created it, but here's David Attenborough narrating the "evolutionary disadvantaged" Cybertruck.

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Sep 22, 2024 at 6:29amWeb