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The prohibition directly protects individuals from non-consensual voice cloning and restricts users from submitting audio they do not have rights to use, establishing a consent-based boundary on AI voice features.
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The reader is prohibited from submitting training audio without authorization and from using Descript's technology to clone or imitate the voice of anyone who has not consented.
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"consists of Training Audio you are not authorized to use and share with Descript or that attempts to clone or imitate the voice of a non-consenting speaker using our technology— Excerpt from Descript's Descript Terms of Service
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The prohibition directly protects individuals from non-consensual voice cloning and restricts users from submitting audio they do not have rights to use, establishing a consent-based boundary on AI voice features.
The reader is prohibited from submitting training audio without authorization and from using Descript's technology to clone or imitate the voice of anyone who has not consented.
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