Chennai, April 22
Well known Tamil actress, Integrative Health Coach and VJ Ramya Subramanian has issued a stern warning to a handle on Instagram that has been unlawfully using her video with an AI generated voiceover.
The actress and Integrative health coach issued a warning to the handle through a story on her Instagram page. She said, "This is the third time my video has been misused with an AI generated voiceover. This is illegal, unethical and a blatant violation of my rights. Pull it down NOW - or prepare to face strict legal action..."
Ramya Subramanian, who is more popularly known as VJ Ramya, has acted in a number of films including Mani Ratnam's 'O Kadhal Kanmani', Amala Paul-starrer 'Aadai', Vijay's 'Master' and director Shanthakumar's 'Rasavathi', in which she played the role of a psychologist.
The actress was more recently seen in director Magizh Thirumeni's 'Vidaa Muyarchi', featuring actors Ajith and Trisha in the lead.
Ramya turned a health coach in 2021 after being certified as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York. Soon after she became qualified to help people get fit and lead a healthy lifestyle holistically, the actress took to social media to share the news that she had turned into a health coach. She wrote, "After two years of sleepless hours with studying weekly modules, doing assignments, live coaching calls and qualifying in every exam that came in between shoot/work/travel and life... Finally, so happy to share to you that I am a Certified ‘Integrative Health Coach’ now."
Ramya, had then, also gone on to disclose how she got the idea to also be a health coach. She had said that during the pandemic, when she had lots of spare time, a friend had suggested to her that she do the course in the New York based institute.
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Reader Comments
Good for her for standing up against this! AI voiceovers without consent are such a violation. More celebrities need to call out these unethical practices ðŸ‘
I remember her from O Kadhal Kanmani! Didn't know she became a health coach. That's such an interesting career shift. Wishing her the best in both fields!
While I support Ramya's stance, I wonder if she could have handled this privately first before going public? Sometimes these things can be resolved without public callouts.
The AI voice cloning situation is getting out of hand. We need stronger laws to protect people's voices and likenesses. This affects everyone, not just celebrities.
Love how she's balancing acting and health coaching! Her journey is so inspiring 💪 More power to her for standing up for her rights too!
Third time this has happened? That's crazy! People really need to respect boundaries. Hope she takes legal action if they don't comply.
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