April 13th news, according to Jiupai News, several voice actors have recently spoken out, publicly condemning AI voice imitation and voice theft, and calling on the industry and platforms to strengthen the management and restraint of AI voice infringement. The related topic has attracted widespread attention.

Among them, Zhang Jiaming, the voice actor who voiced "Taizhen Ren" in the "Ne Zha: Rise of the Demon Child" series, stated that in recent years, his voice has been widely imitated by AI and used in commercial scenarios. To protect his rights, he has invested a lot of time and money in collecting evidence. However, due to the complex situations involving many minors among the infringing parties, legal accountability has been hindered, and there have been no successful lawsuits so far.

Zhang Jiaming revealed that since last year, the misuse of his voice image has significantly increased, with the "Taizhen Ren" voice being used most frequently. He once found more than 700 cases of related infringement in a single day, which directly impacted his normal commercial cooperation. "Some partners have clearly stated that there are many alternative AI voice sources available on the market, even free of charge, so they have terminated their collaboration with me," he said. At least three commercial projects have been canceled as a result.

In addition to Zhang Jiaming, Lü Yanting, who voiced the character "Ne Zha," and Ji Guanlin, who voiced characters in "The Legend of Zhu Yan," have also encountered issues of their voices being stolen by AI. The phenomenon of infringement is spreading across the industry.

In the industry, Shanghai Qixiang Tianwai Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., which specializes in game and animation voice acting, issued a statement in March this year, clearly opposing any infringement behaviors implemented through AI technology and calling for clearer copyright boundaries and technical usage standards.

Overall, as the capabilities of voice synthesis and voice imitation models improve, voice copyright has become a new focal point of controversy in the expansion of generative AI. Between the popularization of technology and the protection of rights, the improvement of industry rules and legal frameworks is being pushed further into the spotlight.