More than 80 industry figures back campaign against AI voice cloning
Nicola Coughlan, Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville are among more than 80 entertainment figures supporting a campaign for stronger protections against unauthorized AI voice replication.
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- Nicola Coughlan, Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville are among more than 80 entertainment figures supporting a campaign for stronger protections against unauthorized AI voice replication.
More than 80 entertainment-industry figures have backed a campaign seeking stronger safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence to replicate people’s voices.
Actors Nicola Coughlan, Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville are among the supporters named in the “Save Our Voices Now” initiative. The campaign argues that voice cloning poses a serious threat to performers and other professionals whose work depends on control over their recorded identity.
The effort adds to a wider debate across film, television and digital media about consent, compensation and attribution when generative technology reproduces a recognizable voice. The campaign is calling for greater protections, though the stored source item does not specify a legislative timetable.
This article is based on an August 28, 2026 report from Variety.
