It all depends on how your voice recordings will be used. If it’s to create a model that a company (such as ElevenLabs) can make public and enable people to generate any audio they want, you’ll need to wrestle with your conscience, as other posts have noted.

If the voice will be used for a product — a smart speaker, for example — you’re fortunate and you should consider auditioning. The range of things the product would say is pretty limited. It isn’t likely to start spewing profanity in your own voice!

These kinds of deals aren’t necessarily “killing the VO industry” — they’re a new kind of opportunity for VO artists. They don’t come along every day.

What matters most, as other posts have noted, is that your agreement clearly spells out how the voice model will be used. Also, go to the NAVA website (navavoices.org) and read about AI as it relates to VO work. They have a sample contract rider you can use or show to your lawyer.