Voice Actors Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage Sue AI Startup Lovo Over Unauthorized Voice Use

May 16, 2024, 08:21 PM

Voice actors Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against AI startup Lovo in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The actors accuse Lovo of illegally copying their voices and using them without permission in its AI voiceover technology. The lawsuit alleges that Lovo tricked the actors into providing voice samples, which were then used to create AI-generated versions of their voices without proper compensation. Lovo, a synthetic speech startup based in Berkeley, denies the claims.