Lawyers square off in fight over voice data used to train AI
2026-08-20
Reuters
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Nine major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Samsung, face class-action lawsuits in Illinois. Plaintiffs allege these firms used thousands of hours of recorded human voices without consent to train AI systems, violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act and causing privacy-related harm.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems trained on voice data allegedly collected without consent, violating Illinois' biometric privacy law. This is a direct legal violation related to AI system development and use, impacting individuals' privacy rights. The lawsuits are active and claim actual harm has occurred, not just potential harm. Hence, this qualifies as an AI Incident due to violations of human rights and legal obligations caused by AI system use.[AI generated]