2026-02-16
A friend here informed me that the train company stole the voice of a voice actor friend of the family, and now every time the bland AI voice announces the stop I get furious. — Her mum is a voice coach—dialect, mostly, but a bit of singing. When your voice is your livelihood, theft is violating. …
Washington Post
Former NPR host David Greene sues Google for allegedly replicating his voice in NotebookLM without permission; Google says the voice is based on a paid actor
NPR's David Greene says he was “completely freaked out” when he heard an AI voice that sounded just like his own, and he's suing over it.
2026-02-15
A friend here informed me that the train company stole the voice of a voice actor friend of the family, and now every time the bland AI voice announces the stop I get furious. — Her mum is a voice coach—dialect, mostly, but a bit of singing. When your voice is your livelihood, theft is violating. …
Washington Post
Former NPR host David Greene sues Google for allegedly replicating his voice in NotebookLM without permission; Google says the voice is based on a paid actor
NPR's David Greene says he was “completely freaked out” when he heard an AI voice that sounded just like his own, and he's suing over it.See also Mediagazer
2025-06-25
Lol happy trails, Big Balls, this is what happens when you throw your lot in with dudes who famously screw over their contractors [embedded post]
Wired
Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old who has gone by “Big Balls” online and was one of the first technologists hired as part of DOGE, has resigned
www.wired.com/story/big-ba... Anna Holmes / @annabookwriter : Lol happy trails, Big Balls, this is what happens when you throw your lot in with dudes who famously screw over their ...