Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad

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Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad
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This is getting out of hand rather quickly.

I recently was watching some feelgood videos to up my mood (stuff like Thedodo) and one of the channels I landed on, the voice instantly sounded extremely familiar.

I thought "oh, did The Girl with the Dogs start another channel?" but then I listened more carefully and noticed the typical "generated" fragments in the audio.

They aren't just copying the voices of celebrities, but also of popular YouTubers.

Wtffff

I use her videos to focus on my tasks. I would rather she would profit from it.

I watch them to spectate the inevitable moment she grooms a bonafide ice bear.

'Shhhh good boy' with a bolt cutter in her hands trying to get 2mm of nail of its paw.