OpenAI bought a voice cloning startup famous for celebrity imitations
OpenAI quietly acquired a voice cloning startup. No standalone product planned—but the talent and IP are staying in-house.
Why it matters
OpenAI is consolidating voice synthesis and celebrity imitation talent into its core product stack, signaling a strategic push into personalized voice capabilities without the public-facing legal liability of a standalone cloning tool.
The key facts
10 to knowOpenAI acquired Weights.gg
Weights.gg team size: ~6 people
Weights.gg previously enabled celebrity voice cloning (Taylor Swift, Donald Trump examples)
No standalone cloning product planned post-acquisition
Team integrated into OpenAI
Acquisition target: Weights.gg (voice cloning startup)
Team size: ~6 engineers
Known for: Celebrity voice imitation features
OpenAI's stated plan: No standalone cloning product release
Acquisition type: Acqui-hire with IP consolidation
Go to the source
The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: OpenAI has acquired Weights.gg, a small startup that let users create and share AI voice clones of celebrities like Taylor Swift and Donald Trump. The team of around six now works at OpenAI, but the company doesn't plan to release a standalone cloning product.