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Frame from Google DeepMind's Genie 4 demo: a generated station inspector in a navy uniform stands on a mountain railway platform beside a red train, with the typed prompt He announces the next departure on screen. Image: Google DeepMind
Featured Articles VO Tech News Voice Over AI 

Google’s Genie 4 Makes Up Its Characters’ Voices as You Play. Neither It Nor Block’s Dessa Says Whose Speech They Learned From

Published October 28, 2026 Theo Lindgren AI Voice, Block, consent, Dessa, Genie 4, Google DeepMind, NAVA, synthetic speech, SynthID, voice actors and AI

Google's Genie 4 gives generated characters live dialogue and Block's Dessa talks like a person. Neither launch says where its speech came from.

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Screenshot of ElevenLabs' announcement page for Eleven Realtime Translation, headlined Talk to anyone, in any language, in realtime, dated October 21, 2026
Featured Articles VO Tech News Voice Over AI 

Two AI Launches This Week Let One Voice Speak Dozens of Languages. Voice Actors Should Read the Consent Rules First

Published October 24, 2026 Owen Castellano AI Voice, consent, dubbing, ElevenLabs, Mistral, SAG-AFTRA, translation, voice actors, voice cloning, Voxtral 3

ElevenLabs' live translation works in 90+ languages with your own clone. Mistral's Voxtral 3 copies a voice from 30 minutes of audio.

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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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ElevenLabs Now Copies a Voice From 10 Seconds of Audio, in More Than 90 Languages

Published September 29, 2026October 6, 2026 Nate Holloway AI voice cloning, consent, dubbing, ElevenLabs, text to speech, voice actors

ElevenLabs' new v4 model clones a voice from 10 seconds of audio and speaks 90 languages. What it means for voice actors, dubbing and consent.

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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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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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Who Gets the Book? How Audiobook Narrators Are Really Cast, From the Brief to the Author’s Yes
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Who Gets the Book? How Audiobook Narrators Are Really Cast, From the Brief to the Author’s Yes

November 9, 2026 Priya Raman Comments Off on Who Gets the Book? How Audiobook Narrators Are Really Cast, From the Brief to the Author’s Yes

Penguin Audio, Hachette's studio and ACX explain how narrators are chosen: the brief, the shortlist, the audition pages and the reel that gets you noticed.

Donnie Dunagan, the Voice of Young Bambi, Dies at 92. He Kept It Secret Through 25 Years as a Marine
Entertainment Featured Articles 

Donnie Dunagan, the Voice of Young Bambi, Dies at 92. He Kept It Secret Through 25 Years as a Marine

November 9, 2026 Sarah Robbins Comments Off on Donnie Dunagan, the Voice of Young Bambi, Dies at 92. He Kept It Secret Through 25 Years as a Marine
Minami-ke Comes Back After 14 Years With Its Whole Original Voice Cast. Fans Say Nobody’s Voice Has Changed
Anime Entertainment Featured Articles 

Minami-ke Comes Back After 14 Years With Its Whole Original Voice Cast. Fans Say Nobody’s Voice Has Changed

November 9, 2026 Nate Holloway Comments Off on Minami-ke Comes Back After 14 Years With Its Whole Original Voice Cast. Fans Say Nobody’s Voice Has Changed
Kampala’s First VO Link-Up Put New Voices on a Live Brief. The Keynote’s Advice: Acting Comes First
Featured Articles Industry Events Voice Over Articles 

Kampala’s First VO Link-Up Put New Voices on a Live Brief. The Keynote’s Advice: Acting Comes First

November 9, 2026 Owen Castellano Comments Off on Kampala’s First VO Link-Up Put New Voices on a Live Brief. The Keynote’s Advice: Acting Comes First

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