Overview
- Morgan Freeman said his lawyers are “very, very busy” pursuing action after finding “quite a few” cases of AI recreations using his voice without consent.
- Calling unauthorized copies theft of his likeness, he warned, “Don’t mimic me with falseness,” and said offenders are “robbing” him of paid work.
- Freeman criticized the AI-created performer Tilly Norwood as inauthentic and harmful to real jobs, echoing SAG-AFTRA’s statement that Norwood was trained on performers’ work without permission or compensation.
- Other stars are taking a different path, with Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey partnering with ElevenLabs on consent-based, licensed AI voice offerings.
- Freeman has flagged the issue for more than a year, thanking fans in 2024 for reporting AI imitations and urging vigilance against scams and identity misuse.