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1. Jeff Geerling (geerlingguy@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 12:55:38 JST Jeff Geerling

   They stole my voice with AI

   Elecrow—an electronics company that makes Pi and ESP accessories—used an AI voice for multiple tutorial series which sounds _almost exactly_ like me.

   I never consented to have my voice used to promote Elecrow's products.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMofZIT9FcQ

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   • Jeff Geerling (geerlingguy@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 23:25:04 JST Jeff Geerling

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     Update: The CEO of Elecrow responded to my email about the unauthorized voice cloning early this morning.

     I will be posting a video with more details and my reaction either tomorrow or Wednesday, but here's a snippet of the email.