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AI Voice Cloning is Plaguing Celebrities like Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks warned his fans on Instagram about drug ads that are using AI versions of his voice
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AI Voice Cloning is Plaguing Celebrities like Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks attends the "Asteroid City" New York Premiere on June 13, 2023. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Juliette Fairley
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Actor Tom Hanks’s voice is allegedly being used in a fraudulent manner to promote pharmaceuticals on social media and tech, and legal experts say there’s not much he or any other celebrity can do about it.

That’s because there aren’t sufficient federal and state laws regulating the use of AI to replicate the voice or likenesses of public figures, according to GPTZero CEO Edward Tian.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]