MiHoYo awarded $112,000 by Chinese court after AI voice service dupes Genshin Impact characters

A Shanghai court ruled illegal the use of generative AI to reproduce and sell the voices of 63 Genshin Impact characters. The defendant must stop distribution and pay MiHoYo 750,000 yuan (about $112,000); it withdrew its appeal.

• Court ordered AI developer to pay MiHoYo 750,000 yuan (~$112,000)
• Defendant reproduced and sold voices of 63 Genshin Impact characters
• Game images and animations were used to advertise the voice sets
• Defendant filed an appeal but later withdrew it