1 Simpsons Voice Actor Fears he will be Fired and Replaced By AI
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The Simpsons voice star Hank Azaria fears he will be changed by AI.

The 60-year-old star - who voices the likes of Chief Wiggum, Comics Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated funny series - feels 'sad' at the thought his unique characters' noises are quickly copied by expert system software.

He wrote in an op-ed for The New york city Times newspaper about it.

'I think of that quickly enough, expert system will have the ability to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I produced for characters on The Simpsons over nearly 4 decades,' said Hank.

'It makes me unfortunate to believe about it. Not to discuss, it seems just plain wrong to steal my similarity or sound - or anyone else's.

'In my case, AI might have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently disgruntled bartender.'

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be changed 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 unique characters' sounds are easily copied by expert system software application, pipewiki.org he told The New york city Times. Seen in 2023

'I imagine that quickly enough, artificial intelligence will have the ability to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I produced for characters on The Simpsons over practically 4 years,' said Hank. Photo of Homer Simpson

Azaria added: 'He's appeared in practically every episode of The Simpsons.

'He's been horrified, in love, struck in the head and, usually, in a state of bitter hatred. I've laughed as Moe in lots of ways by now. I've most likely sighed as Moe 100 times,' the .

'In regards to training AI, that's a lot to work with.'

But Hank - who has also dealt with animated shows consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that however accurately AI can simulate his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness.'

That is since 'our bodies and souls' play a huge part in developing a character, demo.qkseo.in added Hank.

He wrote: 'I wish to think that no matter just how much an AI version of Moe or Snake or Chief Wiggum will sound like my voice, something will still be missing out on - the humanness.

'There's so much of who I am that goes into developing a voice. How can the computer conjure all that? ...

'In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, disgaeawiki.info the completely dissatisfied bartender,' included Hank. Pictured is Bart Simpson

But Hank - who has likewise worked on animated shows consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - thinks that nevertheless properly AI can simulate his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness'