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Kenjiro Tsuda
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The Japan Actors' Union issued a statement supporting voice actor Tsuda Kenjiro, thanking him for his courage, following his lawsuit over the rights to actors' voices. The union said it stands behind his activities as the case draws attention to how performers' voices are used, an issue of growing concern as AI and other technologies reproduce voices without consent.
- 2Tokyo court rules AI voice clone violated actor's rights●AI tool that copied actor's 'lustrous' voice violated his rights, says Tokyo court https://www.theguardian.com/technolog
A Tokyo court has ruled that an AI tool which copied the distinctive, 'lustrous' voice of Japanese actor Kenjiro Tsuda violated his rights. The decision is being closely watched as one of the clearest legal statements yet on voice cloning, suggesting companies may need consent before training or deploying AI that reproduces a performer's voice.