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David Greene, the longtime host of NPR\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition,\u201d is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company\u2019s NotebookLM tool<\/a> is based on Greene, according to The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Greene said that after friends, family members, and coworkers began emailing him about the resemblance, he became convinced that the voice was replicating his cadence, intonation, and use of filler words like \u201cuh.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy voice is, like, the most important part of who I am,\u201d said Greene, who currently hosts the KCRW show \u201cLeft, Right, & Center.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Among other features, Google\u2019s NotebookLM allows users to generate a podcast with AI hosts<\/a>. A company spokesperson told the Post that the voice used in this product is unrelated to Greene\u2019s: \u201cThe sound of the male voice in NotebookLM\u2019s Audio Overviews is based on a paid professional actor Google hired.\u201d<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first dispute over AI voices resembling real people. In one notable example, OpenAI removed a ChatGPT voice after actress Scarlett Johansson complained<\/a> that it was an imitation of her own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n