Steps:
- Check Eligibility for Reporting
Before starting the reporting process, ensure that you meet the following criteria:- Uniquely Identifiable: You must be uniquely identifiable in the video by your voice, image, name, or other personally identifiable information.
- AI-Generated or Synthetic Content: The content should involve a realistic altered or synthetic version of your voice that may have been cloned or manipulated using AI.
- Reference: YouTube’s Privacy Guidelines.
- Verify the Type of Content Make sure the video meets these conditions for AI voice cloning:
- AI Likeness or Voice Cloning: The content uses AI to alter or recreate your voice.
- Realistic Representation: The AI-generated content must depict a realistic version of your likeness.
- Disclosure of AI Content: Check if the video has disclosed that AI was used to create the content. If not disclosed, this strengthens the complaint.
- Reference: YouTube’s AI Likeness Tools.
- Evaluate Other Factors
YouTube will consider several factors when assessing complaints about AI voice cloning:- Whether the content includes satire, parody, or public interest value.
- Whether the individual is a public figure or a well-known individual engaged in sensitive behavior.
- Whether the content includes disclosure of AI manipulation.
- Reference: Support page for altered or synthetic content.
- Start the Privacy Complaint Process
- Go to YouTube’s Privacy Complaint Process page and click the “Submit a complaint” button.
- Submit a detailed complaint explaining how the video uses your AI-generated or cloned voice. Provide evidence if possible.
- Key Steps in the Privacy Complaint Process:
- Provide a timestamp of where your voice appears in the video.Select the appropriate privacy concern, i.e., your voice being cloned or used without your consent.
- Reference: YouTube’s Privacy Complaint Process.
- Provide Additional InformationYou may need to submit more information to verify your identity, such as:
- Your full name.
- Any relevant contact information.
- If needed, you or your legal representative may also file the report.
- Reference: Privacy Complaint Process requirements.
- Consider Alternative Approaches
- If you’re uncomfortable filing a formal complaint, you can first ask the uploader to remove the video by contacting them directly.
- If the uploader doesn’t respond or you feel uncomfortable reaching out, proceed with the official complaint.
- Reference: Ask the uploader to remove the video.
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