High-profile actors including Nicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas are among more than 80 people who sign an open letter calling for protections against AI voice cloning. The campaign argues that existing safeguards are insufficient to prevent artificial intelligence from being used to replicate a real person’s voice.
The letter is addressed to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and is part of an initiative called “Save Our Voices Now.” Organisers say the technology can be prompted to produce speech in a person’s voice, raising concerns about consent, misuse and harm to creative industries. Outlets describe the signatories as spanning multiple entertainment roles, with additional names mentioned such as Luke Evans, Jen Brister, Siobhán McSweeney and Pearl Mackie.
While coverage is broadly aligned on the existence of the open letter, it differs slightly in emphasis. Some reports focus on the number of signatories and the campaign’s call for legislation, while others highlight the prominence of particular actors backing the effort and frame the issue as an “existential threat” to parts of the industry.
