Tupac's Estate Threatens Legal Action Against Drake Over AI Voice Imitation 🎤

Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake , With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation.<br />Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake , With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation.<br />Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from the late rapper's estate for using an AI-generated version of Tupac's voice in his new song, "Taylor Made (Freestyle).".<br />Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from the late rapper's estate for using an AI-generated version of Tupac's voice in his new song, "Taylor Made (Freestyle).".<br />The song, a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, was released via Instagram on April 19.<br />The song, a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, was released via Instagram on April 19.<br />On April 24, 'USA TODAY' obtained a letter in which <br />the estate says it's "deeply dismayed and disappointed <br />by your unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and personality <br />in the 'Taylor Made (Freestyle)' record.".<br />We demand that you immediately cease <br />and desist from any further publication <br />and exploitation of the Record, and that <br />you immediately take ALL NECESSARY <br />steps to remove it from all platforms <br />where it is publicly available, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.<br />The letter went on to assert that the <br />song is "a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity and the Estate's legal rights.".<br />The Estate would never have <br />given its approval for this use, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.<br />The unauthorized, equally dismaying use <br />of Tupac's voice against Kendrick Lamar, <br />a good friend to the Estate who has given <br />nothing but respect to Tupac and his legacy <br />publicly and privately, compounds the insult, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.<br />The letter also asks Drake to think about <br />"the harm that unauthorized AI impersonations <br />can cause to artists, including yourself.".<br />The letter also asks Drake to think about <br />"the harm that unauthorized AI impersonations <br />can cause to artists, including yourself.".<br />In addition to the estate demanding that the song <br />be removed from the internet by April 25.<br />it would like to know "how the sound-alike <br />was created and the persons or company <br />that created it, including all recordings <br />and other data 'scraped' or used."