UK actors urge government to grant legal ownership rights over AI voice cloning

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British actors Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville are among performers calling on the UK government to introduce legislation protecting individuals' voices from AI cloning. The group is demanding that every person in the UK be granted a legal right to own their voice. The campaign highlights growing concerns in the entertainment industry about artificial intelligence replicating voices without consent. Actors fear that without legal protections, their vocal identities could be copied and commercially exploited. The push reflects a broader debate across creative industries about the regulation of AI and intellectual property rights.

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