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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.

youtube.com/watch?v=UMofZIT9Fc

5 comments
gary

@geerlingguy I blame rsj - he sounds just like you and probably sold the rights for a free sawzall

Jeff Geerling

@gary_alderson Heh, just wait until someone subpoenas him :D

Ernie Smith

@geerlingguy I’m pretty sure this is the YouTuber equivalent of a Weird Al parody—a sign you’ve made it—except there’s nothing to laugh about.

Bummed you’re dealing with this.

Jeff Geerling

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.

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