Overview
- Morgan Freeman said his lawyers are “very, very busy” pursuing cases and takedowns after identifying multiple unauthorized uses of AI recreations of his voice.
- He called unconsented cloning “robbing me” and urged others not to “mimic me with falseness,” reiterating that his voice is part of his livelihood.
- Freeman criticized the fully synthetic character Tilly Norwood as a threat to real performers, echoing SAG-AFTRA’s stance that the AI creation was trained on performers’ work without permission or compensation.
- By contrast, Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have entered consent-based deals with ElevenLabs to offer licensed AI versions of their voices, including McConaughey’s Spanish edition of his newsletter and Caine’s listing in the Iconic Voice Marketplace.
- Freeman has been vocal about the issue since at least June 2024, when he thanked fans for flagging AI deepfakes and said he was working to remove unauthorized imitations.