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NPR Host David Greene Alleged Google's NotebookLM Replicated His Voice Without Consent, Prompting Lawsuit
NPR's David Greene reportedly sued Google LLC and Alphabet in Santa Clara County, alleging NotebookLM's Audio Overviews uses a synthetic male voice that purportedly mimics his cadence and delivery without consent or compensation. The complaint reportedly cited an independent voice-recognition analysis reporting 53–60% confidence his voice trained the model. Google reportedly called the allegations baseless and said the voice is based on a paid actor.
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Reported occurrence date: 2026-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
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- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2026-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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