The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be replaced by AI.
The 60-year-old star - who voices the likes of Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated funny series - feels 'sad' at the thought his distinctive characters' noises are easily copied by artificial intelligence software.
He composed in an op-ed for The New York Times paper about it.
'I think of that quickly enough, expert system will be able to re-create the noises of the more than 100 voices I developed for characters on The Simpsons over almost four decades,' said Hank.
'It makes me unfortunate to believe about it. Not to mention, it appears simply plain incorrect to steal my similarity or sound - or anybody else's.
'In my case, AI might have access to 36 years of Moe, the completely disgruntled bartender.'
The Simpsons voice star Hank Azaria fears he will be replaced by AI. The 60-year-old star - who voices the likes of Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated comedy series - feels 'unfortunate' at the thought his distinctive characters' noises are easily copied by expert system software, he informed The New york city Times. Seen in 2023
'I envision that quickly enough, artificial intelligence will have the ability to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I developed for characters on The Simpsons over almost 4 decades,' said Hank. Photo of Homer Simpson
Azaria included: 'He's appeared in just about every episode of The Simpsons.
'He's been horrified, in love, struck in the head and, it-viking.ch usually, in a state of bitter hatred. I have actually laughed as Moe in dozens of methods by now. I've most likely sighed as Moe 100 times,' the actor continued.
'In terms of training AI, that's a lot to work with.'
But Hank - who has actually also dealt with animated programs consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The and Bordertown - believes that nevertheless accurately AI can simulate his voice, it will be doing not have in 'humanness.'
That is due to the fact that 'our bodies and souls' play a huge part in creating a character, included Hank.
He wrote: 'I want to think that no matter how much an AI variation of Moe or Snake or Chief Wiggum will seem like my voice, something will still be missing out on - the humanness.
'There's so much of who I am that enters into creating a voice. How can the computer conjure all that? ...
'In my case, AI might have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently irritated bartender,' included Hank. Pictured is Bart Simpson
But Hank - who has actually also dealt with animated shows consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that nevertheless precisely AI can simulate his voice, it will be doing not have in 'humanness'
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