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The couple claim they were separately approached by anonymous Lovo employees for voice-over work through the online freelance marketplace Fiverr.
Lehrman was paid $1200 (around £890). Sage received $800 (almost £600).
In messages shared with the BBC, the anonymous client can be seen saying Lehrman and Sage's voices would be used for "academic research purposes only" and "test scripts for radio ads" respectively.
The anonymous messenger said the voice-overs would "not be disclosed externally and will only be consumed internally". ...
This episode had a unique hook – an interview with an AI-powered chatbot, equipped with text-to-speech software. It was asked how it thought the use of AI would affect jobs in Hollywood.
But, when it spoke, it sounded just like Mr Lehrman.
"We needed to pull the car over," Mr Lehrman told the BBC in an interview last year. "The irony that AI is coming for the entertainment industry, and here is my voice talking about the potential destruction of the industry, was really quite shocking." ...
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