No, that was just an example of how such a law may be enforced.
Honestly, we may need to get our lawmakers to expand the definition of “identity theft” to really cover this stuff. A VA’s voice is their innate, distinctive personal signature. It is their livelihood. We’ll have to see what a court says about copyright but it’s certainly not right for it to be just copied by an AI.
Are you sure? Training with VA data counts as privacy violation?
No, that was just an example of how such a law may be enforced.
Honestly, we may need to get our lawmakers to expand the definition of “identity theft” to really cover this stuff. A VA’s voice is their innate, distinctive personal signature. It is their livelihood. We’ll have to see what a court says about copyright but it’s certainly not right for it to be just copied by an AI.
Thing is, the courts, in the US at least, have already made a decision about this.
Bette Midler v. Ford Motor Co
Impersonation of a voice requires permission from the original artist. AI is no different. It should require permission.