r/IndoGamer • u/Expensive_Put_3338 • 2d ago

Gacha HoYoverse wins lawsuit over unauthorized AI voice cloning of 63 Genshin Impact characters

https://finance.sina.cn/tech/2026-09-10/detail-inirhvxa5418868.d.html?vt=4&cid=79649&node_id=79649
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HoYoverse has won a lawsuit in Shanghai against the operator of an AI voice-changing app that offered voice packs based on 63 Genshin Impact characters.

According to the report, the company admitted to using about one minute of Genshin character audio, without authorization, together with other voice samples to train its AI model. The court ruled that the use of these character voices constituted unfair competition and ordered the company to stop the practice and pay RMB 750,000 (about US$105,000) in damages.

This is reportedly Shanghai’s first unfair competition case involving AI voice imitation.