BBC presenter’s likeness used in advert after firm tricked by AI-generated voice
28-04-2024 11:39 via theguardian.com

BBC presenter’s likeness used in advert after firm tricked by AI-generated voice

Exclusive: Liz Bonnin’s face used on insect repellant ads after faked message ostensibly granted permissionThere was something strange about her voice, they thought. It was familiar but, after a while, it started to go all over the place.Science presenter Liz Bonnin’s accent, as regular BBC viewers know, is Irish. But this voice message, ostensibly granting permission to use her likeness in an ad campaign, seemed to place her on the other side of the world. Continue reading...
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