Channel 10 news anchor Sandra Sully has replicated her voice using artificial intelligence in a podcast without her permission.
The 59-year-old veteran journalist appeared on The Project on Wednesday to talk about her surprise at hearing the “fake” version of her well-known voice.
An AI version of Sully’s voice was used in a true crime podcast “reading” a headline about a child abuse case.
Before the segment was played during the podcast, the show’s producers acknowledged that it was not, in fact, Sully’s real voice.
They later told The Project that it was not technically illegal to use a real person’s AI-generated voice without permission.
Channel 10 news anchor Sandra Sully has replicated her voice using artificial intelligence in a podcast without her permission. In the photo
The 59-year-old veteran journalist appeared on The Project on Wednesday to talk about her surprise at hearing the “fake” version of her well-known voice. Pictured: Sarah Harris, left.
“I didn’t record that voice, but when I heard it it sounded just like me,” he told The Project’s Sarah Harris.
He added: “I asked a couple of my colleagues about it and they said, ‘God, he sounds just like you.'”
Sully said she didn’t feel “violated” by the AI incident, but it did leave her “alarmed.”
“The more I think about it… if it was that easy to rip your voice out, it’s pretty awkward because you don’t know where this is going to end,” he continued.
An AI version of Sully’s voice was used in a true crime podcast “reading” a headline about a child abuse case. She has been part of the Ten News team since 1990 and was the first Australian journalist to break the news of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Sully, who began his career on Channel 10 in Brisbane, currently presents 10 News First Sydney.
‘So if I’m a trusted voice in the news, how can that be manipulated and for what good, bad or evil purposes?’ And that’s pretty scary.’
Sully, who has been in television for 30 years as a journalist, appeared to view his AI “scam” experience as a warning, telling viewers:
“When you’re in our business and we always stress the importance of trusted news sources and services, this is a reminder that you can’t always believe everything you see, hear or read,” he continued.
“And you want to make sure it comes from a trusted source.”
Sully, who began his career on Channel 10 in Brisbane, currently presents 10 News First Sydney.
She has been part of the Ten News team since 1990 and was the first Australian journalist to break the news of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
