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# Six Tech Giants Face Chicago Voice Suits Over Thousands of Hours of AI Training

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**Published:** 2026-08-21T11:45:45.000Z
**Category:** Legal
**Topics:** regulation, copyright, apple, amazon, meta, microsoft

## Summary

A group of class action lawsuits filed in Chicago accuses several technology firms of exploiting human speech to develop artificial intelligence\. Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Samsung are alleged to have used thousands of hours of recorded human voices without permission to train their AI models\. The litigation expands the scope of AI copyright disputes, which have previously targeted the use of text, images, and music for training\. The cases underscore the increasing legal risks and potential costs associated with the acquisition of licensing rights for training datasets\.

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