ElevenLabs accused of recreating French dubbing artist's voice without permission
A leading AI voice company faced a backlash for recreating the voice of deceased French dubbing artist Alain Dorval without the consent of his family, raising serious questions about it's integrity and ethics. What happened ElevenLabs' announcement that it had successfully cloned Alain Dorval's voice for an upcoming film, "Armor," met with outrage from Dorval's daughter, Aurora Bergé, who claimed that she had only consented to a trial and that the company did not have permission to use or publish her father's voice in this manner, and that her father would not have endorsed such an action. Dorval is best known for having dubbed Sylvester Stallone's voice for French language audiences. Why it happened ElevenLabs says it aimed to "honor Dorval's legacy" by recreating his iconic voice for Stallone’s new action thriller, Armored , which is set to premiere on Amazon France in March 2025. ElevenLabs also said that the idea had been raised by Lumiere Ventures, which had acquired the French rights to the film, and that it had worked with Dorval's family to preserve his voice. What it means ElevenLabs' apparent decision to proceed without the explicit authorisation of Dorval's family raises questions about the company's integrity and ethics. The fracas also highlights broader concerns about the i mplications of AI-powered voice replication , especially when not authorised. System 🤖 ElevenLabs voice cloning 🔗 Developer: Eleve nLabs Country: France Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts Purpose: Recreate voice Technology: Voice cl oning; Machine learning Issue: Impersonation Resource s 📃 ElevenLabs. Lumiere Ventures and ElevenLabs collaborate to honor Alain Dorval in Sylvester Stallone’s new film
- Date it happened
- 2025-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Lumiere Ventures
- Product, system or model
- Voice cloning
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