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May 13, 2026

ElevenLabs hit with fresh lawsuit over use of voices by Pulitzer and Emmy-winning journalists

The group allege the AI voice scaleup ‘chose speed and scale over compliance’

AI voice decacorn ElevenLabs is being sued by seven journalists and voice actors in a Illinois court, who claim the company built its voice models using recordings of their voices without their consent. 

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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