Journalist David Greene sues Google, alleges AI Tool cloned his voice without permission, company responds
Journalist David Greene, a longtime public radio host known for his work on NPR’s Morning Edition and the political podcast Left, Right & Center, has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming the company illegally replicated his distinctive voice for its AI-powered NotebookLM tool without consent or compensation.
The lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court in California, accuses Google of training its NotebookLM Audio Overviews feature on Greene’s voice and broadcasting style – including his rhythm, intonation, cadence, filler words like “uh,” and other verbal tics – to generate lifelike synthetic podcast hosts.
