Adobe Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Unauthorized AI Voice Training
Key Takeaways
- ▸Adobe is accused of using voices of seven prominent journalists, podcasters, and narrators without consent for AI training purposes
- ▸The lawsuit includes Pulitzer Prize winners and Peabody Award recipients, highlighting the profile of affected voice professionals
- ▸This is the ninth lawsuit in a wave of legal action against AI companies regarding unauthorized voice training, signaling escalating legal and regulatory pressure on the industry
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Summary
Adobe is facing a federal lawsuit alleging it used the voices of seven journalists and podcasters to train AI models without their consent. The proposed class action, filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, names prominent voice professionals including Pulitzer Prize winners and Peabody Award recipients whose voices were publicly available through their work in journalism and audio production. The plaintiffs include Lindsey Dorcus, Carol Marin, Philip Rogers, Alison Flowers, Robin Amer, Yohance Lacour, and Victoria Nassif. This lawsuit marks the ninth in a series of legal challenges filed by voice professionals against the unauthorized use of their voices for AI model training.
