Kenjiro Tsuda Loses AI Voice Lawsuit, but Court Rules Voice Actor Voices Can Be Legally Protected
Japanese voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda has lost a lawsuit involving the unauthorized AI cloning of his voice, but the ruling could still prove significant for voice actors fighting AI impersonation in Japan.
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