Whether we like it or not, AI is increasingly widespread part of modern life. Given that just a few years ago, AI's discussions seemed to refer to a distant future in which the skin-shaped super-engineer would become self-conscious, we are suddenly surrounded by conversational curry, video and image generators and great Acceptance of technology from media companies. As a result, writers and actors were forced to strike over Hollywood's initial refusal to regulate technology and fortunately both Strikes ended with protection from AI to be well established. But somehow it still feels like we are very creeping up to A. The future of the trash inhabited by films created by AI Filled with virtual actors based on the stolen similarities of established stars.

Another result of this rapid growth of Ai is that Hollywood voice actors are now trapped between danger and opportunity. Voice recreation technology is good enough that we have a difficult time to say whether the Drake Dish track is actually originating from the true Kendrick Lamar, or whether the Hungarian accent of Adrien Brody in the "brutalist" is his speech or Ai "enhanced" dialogue produced by program Respeatherher. AI's speech was used in a number of flagrant ways, also with Morgan Neville acknowledging that he was using Ai's voice model of the late Anthony Burdain for parts of his documentary "Roadrunner". We have even seen entire degree specials, made using the Ai Voice Model of the late comedian George Carlin - it all simply gives more evidence that we will soon be surrounded by virtual approximations of the media we once loved.

Against this bad background, the Veteran "Simpsons" voice actor Hank Azaria now tried the technology that one day can do his job, and fortunately, he did not do so well.

At the end of 2024, we saw one of the longest anime series of all time, "One piece", suffer a big city that can come very well for the "Simpsons" Next. After running for 25 years, Anime is not as spicy as his US counterpart, who is now 35 years old under the belt, but it is enough to see voice actor Kazuki to officially announce his retirement in December 2024, citing health problems. His official replacement, Subaru Kimura, was announced soon.

Followed by the voice of Milhaus, Pamela Hayden Posting her retirement from the Simpsons after 35 years In November of that year. The one that saves the grace here was that both actors were processed instead of being replaced by voice models. But once again, the special of such technology haunted both annicements, Especially sine the youngest memedy of "Simpsons" Cast are hank azaria and yearley smith at 60 years old, and the older, Harry Smither, is 81 at happens when they, Also, retirement? After all, at this point the "Simpsons" seems to continue forever. The truth is that such a thing should have happened, not only as likely to be a viable alternative to repeating the studio that produces the show, it will also be cheaper and faster. Perhaps worse, technology can be good enough at that moment to avoid discovering fans.

For the time being, however, AI Voice Acting seems to have ways to go before it can replace these loved ones. Azaria, who expressed hundreds of characters in the show, including mine, Professor Frink and Chief Wiggum, recently stopped from Newoux Times To get a sense of how close he is, he has actually been replaced by Ai's voice model, and it should be easier for anyone even a little uncomfortable for such a perspective that his job is safe for now.

During his visit to Nyujork, Hank Azaria recorded short monologues as various "Simpsons" characters and was heard in the AI's attempt to recreate every voice. He was not impressed. The first attempt, which the actor saw as a record as mine and listening to the newly-generated part of AI, prompted him to react with "it was far away". Indeed, although the model did enough decent job to impose Azaria, he lacked what the actor called "gravel" was looking for it. "If we tried to sound like a robot," he said, "it would be a pretty good version of what we were trying to do."

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It should be noted that if Disney is deciding to use AI's voice modeling to replace the Simpsons cast, the technology is likely to feed hundreds of thousands of lines readings that will imagine it to expose its performance. to something much closer than producing Azaria and NYT. However, at least it is nice to know that this experiment was not so convincing.

After all, Azaria rejected AI's technology as incapable of replicating "humanity" that "involves motivation of the character, certain emotions, subtleties of physical activity, facial or otherwise added to the human being." But he took a much more fatalist look at his latest remarks, arguing that "people will listen and enjoy and see what they want."

"They will not worry about whether AI created it or man generated or a combination of both of them. Now, what AI generates by itself, such as bartender or anything else, will not reduce it. But if it starts to shorten it, people will hear it, and they will be grateful that it is so easily accessible. "

For regret, I think Azaria is right. But he doesn't have to be.

During a video interview with the Times, Hank Azaria claimed that he was just starting to "think about AI seriously" last year or the like, quoting as a personal turning point. Scarlett Johansson is arguing in a company to copy her performance by her "her" for their AI personal assistant. But AI's voice recreation was a problem even before this example in 2024. Before dying, the actor of Darth Waider's voice, Jamesesi Earl Onesons, gave Desperher permission to use his AI technique to create new vocal performances using the actor himself. As such, Disney now has the opportunity to recreate its legendary Darth Waider Tone-something what the company did for the mini-series "Obi-Van Kenobi". As Refercher puts him on an officer Web site"With machinery learning technology, we have been able to create a clone of the voice of the Jameseshei Earl Onesons, allowing Darth Weder to continue his role as the evil sia Lord in all its glory."

It all asks the question of how stable the protection received from these latest strikes is. It is clear that studies invest a lot in this technology whether the agreements predict that the similarities and voices of the actors should be protected. According to PrismarportsIn 2024, the guild of the SAG-AFTRA has scored two deals with AI companies that have allowed voice actors to license "digital voices" for themselves, leading to controversy among union members who were obviously blinded. From the development of events.

Meanwhile, Azaria wrote an opinion in an opinion Theujork Times To accompany his video, in which he wrote, "I am a little worried. This is my job. This is what I want to do, and I don't want to stop doing that", adding "Technology to Make Faces Look Full Human is five years away.

With all this considered, another strike does not only seem like a potential option, but necessary. Azaria may be right that some people will not worry about whether voice performances come from people or AI in the future. But that doesn't have to be the way things go if enough people withdraw against it. As such, surely the best thing that voice actors can do at this point is to use their voices to continue talking.