# Language news, Thursday, 15 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-15/

## Baroness Campbell delivers Lords speech with AI voice clone

Tech. First AI-generated voice used in UK Parliament. The crossbench peer with spinal muscular atrophy spoke her own Health Bill words via an ElevenLabs clone after Lords Procedure Committee approval.

Source: BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c6rmy3l1mkxdo

## Osage Nation police search language homeschools mid-lesson for alleged Daposka property

Revival. After Chief Tillman closed Daposka Ahnkodapi, parents ran Zhinkazhin language lessons at home. ONPD searched mid-class for alleged school property; Congress voted nearly $4m to reopen, still unsigned.

Source: Osage News, https://osagenews.org/osage-nation-police-search-two-homeschool-sites-serving-former-daposka-students/