wire / 2026-08-20-3bae
Tech Giants Sued for Using Voice Data to Train AI Without Consent
Nine of the largest tech companies allegedly used recorded voices to train models without asking. Illinois has a statute for that.
The facts
Nine major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Samsung, face class-action lawsuits in Illinois. Plaintiffs allege these firms used thousands of hours of recorded human voices without consent to train AI systems, violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act and causing privacy-related harm.