Morgson Freeman thanked a fan for letting him know that an AI was imitating his voice.
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June 30, 2024
Morgan Freeman has spoken out against a scam using an AI-generated version of his voice.
on his social media accounts on Friday. Seven The actor, who is known as a voice actor, expressed his gratitude to his fans for letting him know that an AI was imitating his voice.
“I want to thank all my amazing fans for their vigilance and support in reporting the unauthorized use of an AI voice imitation of me,” Freeman wrote on Twitter on Friday.
He added: “Your dedication helps us keep reliability and integrity a top priority. Thank you.”
Freeman tagged the post with the hashtags “scam” and “IdentityProtection.”
The message reportedly came in response to media sources who said that a TikTok user claiming to be Freeman's niece had recently uploaded a video to the social media site featuring what appeared to be an AI-generated narration of Freeman's voice.
The Oscar-winner, who voices CBS News, also has narrated the Netflix series “Life on Our Planet” and the film “March of the Penguins.”
This comes after Scarlett Johansson last month threatened to take legal action against OpenAI, alleging that the company had stolen and impersonated her voice after she refused to give permission to use it.
Johansson said in a statement at the time that she imitated Sam Altman's voice after she rejected a request from a startup company to provide the voice for “Sky” for OpenAI's AI system.
