Journalist 原貫太 reports AI-cloned voice used on YouTube

The case surfaced through a viewer who heard the narration and first wondered whether Hara had launched a new channel, according to his account. Hara, who has reported from conflict and poverty zones, framed the issue as one that goes to the credibility of his reporting and publishing. He pointed to the risk that political views he does not support, or claims about places he has not observed himself, could circulate as if they were his own statements. He has saved a recording of the video and is weighing his options, while asking viewers not to treat a similar-sounding voice in videos or ads as proof of identity. YouTube's guidance gives individuals a path to request removal of AI-generated voice or face content as a privacy violation, with the platform judging cases on whether the person can be identified and whether the material counts as satire or parody.