Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
Summary
A group of actors, including Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas, support a campaign called Save Our Voices Now to stop companies from copying people's voices using artificial intelligence (AI) without permission. The campaign asks the UK government to give people legal rights over their voices to prevent misuse and scams.Key Facts
- Save Our Voices Now opposes AI voice cloning, which copies a person’s real voice to say anything.
- About 80 people signed an open letter to UK leaders, including the prime minister, asking for voice ownership rights.
- The campaign highlights that 28% of UK adults say they have faced voice-cloning scams.
- Actors like Hugh Bonneville and Siobhán McSweeney say voices are part of their identity and should be legally protected.
- The campaign urges the government to create laws to control AI voice cloning and protect artists and the public.
- Denmark has passed laws that give people legal control over their face, body, and voice to stop unauthorized AI use.
- The founder of the campaign warns that AI voice cloning can happen in seconds and is already used for crime and profit without consent.
- The campaign wants AI to be used as a helpful tool, not one that replaces or harms human voices and connections.
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