Overview
- In a new Guardian interview, the 88-year-old said he is "pretty angry" and that his lawyers have been "very, very busy" removing AI imitations of his voice.
- He confirmed that numerous unauthorized uses have been identified and legally pursued.
- Freeman criticized the fully synthetic figure "Tilly Norwood," arguing audiences will not accept a performer who is not real.
- SAG-AFTRA has condemned the creation of "Tilly Norwood" as drawing on professional actors' work without permission or compensation.
- As a counterexample of consent, James Earl Jones’s Darth Vader voice continues under a licensed arrangement, and some stars like Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey use authorized AI versions of their voices.