{
  "id": 15621498,
  "title": "Japanese acting union fights back against AI-generated voice use, proposing strict new guidelines, especially regarding the use of a deceased actor's voice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/japanese-acting-union-fights-back-against-ai-generated-voice-use",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:12:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/japanese-voice-acting-union-generative-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Japan Actors Union has issued new rules, guidelines, and restrictions related to AI-generated voice use. This includes an outright ban on the replication of the voices of dead actors, unless the actor had authorised its use during their lifetime. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}