In early 2025, ElevenLabs cloned Alain Dorval’s voice for the Armor (aka Armored) trailer without clear consent, triggering backlash and a withdrawal with the family retaining veto power. The proposed US NO FAKES Act would criminalize generating or using someone’s voice via AI without consent and is supported by SAG-AFTRA to provide actors legal recourse.…
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Google Cloud Speech AI provides Text-to-Speech with 380+ voices across 50+ languages using WaveNet/Neural2, Speech-to-Text in 125+ languages, and Custom Voice generally available in 2024. Azure Speech Service offers Neural Text-to-Speech with 446 voices in 144 languages (as of mid-2024), Speech-to-Text in 75+ languages, and Custom Neural Voice with cloud or on-prem deployment. Amazon Polly…
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