Kia and Hyundai, which have the same parent company, collect voice recognition data from inside their cars and sell this to the artificial intelligence (AI) software training company Credence, the Choice investigation found.

“We think that the average Hyundai driver, the average Kia driver, when they purchase their car, have no idea that this is happening,” Mr Blakkarly said.

“They haven’t really properly consented to their voice being used to train AI models.”

Interesting. If this is being done without disclosure and without even the opportunity for the driver to give consent (or not), it seems like it’s inviting a lawsuit, and it might violate recording consent laws in some states.