Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case

A Japanese anime voice actor took legal action against TikTok over an account that used artificial intelligence to create an unauthorized clone of his distinctive voice. A Tokyo court has now ruled in his favor, granting legal protection to his human voice. The case is significant as an early legal decision establishing that people's voices deserve protection against unauthorized AI reproduction.

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