BBC Technology · Technology · 2026-08-28
Hugh Bonneville, Matt Lucas and Nicola Coughlan among actors calling for law
Hugh Bonneville, Matt Lucas and Nicola Coughlan among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning. Voice clones are created by training AI on recordings of real people. Quick versions can be made in minutes from a few seconds of audio, but high-quality copycats tend to require hours. Audiobook narrator Alice Sockett, who co-founded the campaign, called it "an existential threat to our entire industry. The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.
Why it matters. Why it matters: Hugh Bonneville, Matt Lucas and Nicola Coughlan among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning.
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