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Featured Articles Opinion Voice Over AI 

Opinion: Google Says It Hired an Actor. If That Actor Is You, Read the Contract Twice

Published October 23, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI rider, AI Voices, David Greene, google+, Midler v. Ford, NAVA, NotebookLM, opinion, right of publicity, voice actor contracts

Google says the voice in the David Greene case came from an actor it hired. What that means for every voice actor recording for AI, and what to check before you sign.

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Featured Articles Opinion 

Opinion: “It’s a Budget Thing” Isn’t a Reason. It’s a Confession

Published October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Jordan Pike AI Voices, brands, budgets, opinion, voice actors

When a brand drops a trusted voice for AI, it calls it a budget thing. Our columnist says it's a bet that customers won't notice, and a bad one.

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Featured Articles VO Tech News 

AI Voice Firms Now Sell Consent. Two of Them Are Also Switching Voices Off

Published October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI Voices, consent, VO tech, voice cloning, Voice Licensing

Microsoft, HeyGen and Decagon launched AI voices that promise consent, while Hume and OpenAI switch voices off. What voice actors should ask before licensing.

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Netflix Says One Dubbed Language Takes 50 to 60 People. AI, It Says, Is Only a Tool

Published October 17, 2026October 24, 2026 Marcus Delgado AI Voices, dubbing, Korean content, localisation, Netflix, Physical: 100, Squid Game, voice actors

At a roundtable in Seoul, Netflix said each dubbed language needs 50 to 60 people across 36 dub languages, and called AI a tool for specialists.

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Featured Articles Voice Over Articles 

Indonesia Makes Voice Over an Official Creative Industry. Its Voice Actors Are Still Waiting on Royalties and AI Rules

Published October 17, 2026 Nate Holloway AI Voices, creative economy, dubbing, Indonesia, voice actor royalties, Voice Institute Indonesia, voice over industry

Voice over is now one of Indonesia's 21 creative industries. The minister told students in Bandung. Royalties and AI rules haven't arrived yet.

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Gears of War: E-Day Has No Russian Voices. A Fan-Made AI Dub Got There Before Launch Day

Published October 6, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI dubbing, AI Voices, GamesVoice, Gears of War, Gears of War: E-Day, Russian dubbing, video game localization

E-Day launches with voices in 11 languages but only subtitles in Russian. A fan project's AI dub filled the gap first, and players are split.

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Snake’s Japanese Voice Wants One More Metal Gear. Akio Otsuka Also Has Advice for Actors Facing AI

Published October 5, 2026 Chloe Barnett AI Voices, Akio Ōtsuka, Bunshun, Hideo Kojima, Konami, Metal Gear, Seiyuu, Solid Snake, video game voice acting

Akio Otsuka, Solid Snake's Japanese voice, asks for one more Metal Gear, keeps his Kojima promise and says actors must aim for what AI can't make.

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Google Can Copy a Voice From 30 Seconds of Audio. First, the Owner Has to Say Yes Out Loud

Published September 26, 2026 Nate Holloway AI Voices, audiobooks, consent, dubbing, Gemini, google+, text to speech, voice cloning

Google's newest speech models can copy a voice from a 30-second sample, but only after the owner records spoken consent. What voice actors should know.

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California Now Makes Ads Admit When the Voice Isn’t Human

Published September 26, 2026 Jordan Pike advertising law, AI Voices, California, commercials, SAG-AFTRA, SB 1050, synthetic performers

California now makes ads say so when an AI voice or figure does the selling. Here's what the new law covers and what it means for voice actors.

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Voice123 Is Selling AI Auditions to Voice Actors. One Actor Posted the Email

Published September 25, 2026October 23, 2026 Owen Castellano AI Voices, Casting Platforms, consent, voice cloning, voice over business, voice123

Voice123 emailed members an AI pitch. One recipient published it, with a reply a lot of the profession recognised.

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The Corporate Read Is Leaving the Casting Brief. A Marketplace Analysis Says Acting Is What Clients Want Now

Published September 25, 2026October 6, 2026 Priya Raman AI Voices, casting, NO FAKES Act, SAG-AFTRA, The Voice Realm, voice acting

Two years of casting briefs, a listening study, a NAVA survey and eighteen months of law point one way: AI took the flat read, and acting is the job now.

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