Video game voice actors attacked using their own AI voices
Voice actors working in the video gaming industry were attacked using AI-generated versions of their own voices and doxxed by having their home addresses read out using their synthesised voice and then posted online. According to a report by Vice , some of the audio clips may have been generated using Eleven L abs ' Prime Voice AI (since renamed ' ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech ') text-to-voice generator. However, this claim was rejected by ElevenLabs on the basis that every request using its system is tracked. A few weeks earlier, 4chan members were discovered to be using ElevenLabs' voice generator to make celebrity voices read highly offensive messages. In a similar vein, GamesRadar reported in July 2023 that deepfake versions of video game voice actors including April Stewart and Ryan Laughton were being used to create non-consensual pornography for mods for games . Many video game companies and mod communities such as Nexus Mods have decided to allow AI-generated mod content. System 🤖 ElevenLabs AI voice generator Operator: Developer: ElevenLabs Country: USA Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts Purpose: Attack voice actors Technology: Text-to-speech; Deep learning; Machine learning Issue: Safety
- Date it happened
- 2023-02-01
- Product, system or model
- ElevenLabs TTS; Prime Voice AI
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