DeepfakeHigh
NPR Host David Greene Alleged Google's NotebookLM Replicated His Voice Without Consent, Prompting Lawsuit
- Occurred
- Jan 23, 2026
- Published
- Feb 15, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
NPR's David Greene reportedly sued Google LLC and Alphabet in Santa Clara County, alleging NotebookLM's Audio Overviews uses a synthetic male voice that purportedly mimics his cadence and delivery without consent or compensation. The complaint reportedly cited an independent voice-recognition analysis reporting 53–60% confidence his voice trained the model. Google reportedly called the allegations baseless and said the voice is based on a paid actor.
Developers
Deployers
Harmed parties
- Voice actors
- David Greene
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 95%
Rationale: Voice cloning lawsuit involves synthetic media and unauthorized use of biometric data.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8