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Google has been sued by a group of award-winning journalists, podcasters and audiobook narrators in Illinois federal court.
Google is accused of using thousands of hours of professional voice recordings without permission for AI training.
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- The lawsuit claims Google specifically targeted long-form, studio-quality recordings optimal for training AI voices.
- This case alleges violations of both publicity and biometric data privacy rights under Illinois law.
- Chicago journalist Carol Marin and Pulitzer winners Yohance Lacour and Alison Flowers are named as plaintiffs.
- The case is filed as Marin v. Alphabet Inc, No. 1:26-cv-05436, in Illinois federal court.
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