“I Don’t Like It. I Would Prefer That It Not Be Done” — Master Chief Actor Steve Downes Says Deceptive AI Reproductions of His Voice “cross a line that gets into an area I am uncomfortable with”
https://www.ign.com/articles/i-dont-like-it-i-would-prefer-that-it-not-be-done-master-chief-actor-steve-downes-says-deceptive-ai-reproductions-of-his-voice-cross-a-line
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I see this with Neil Degrasse Tyson a Lot! Countless videos on facebook/Ig of his AI voice narrating some pseudo scientific nonsense/misinformation. I can only imagine how frustrating that must be for him.
We seriously need to regulate AI on social media. Shit’s getting out of hand. Alas knowing half of congress is in tech giants pockets, I don’t know when we will see the day.
He can just sue people for doing it but he wouldn’t get any money and getting the feds to care might be difficult during the current admin.
Synthesizers and Voice Modifiers have been dupping his voice for years, but when someone asks AI to do it he’s a bit miffed.
All the more reason to retire John-117 when Steve’s time comes.
*voice actor
I’ll be honest I don’t even remember Master Chief talking during the Halo series??
People can do impersonations, so I wonder what would happen if the AI did impersonations. So, close enough that you get the joke but not so close that it’s stealing someone’s voice.
I mean, it will never happen. AI will just steamroll over everything and do what it wants but, still, it feels like a good compromise.
“It can also be something that deprives the actor of his work.” This is the line that lights my fuse. It feels as dirty as the recording industry saying that music pirates are cheating them out of revenue they never would have earned regardless. Voice actors/Creatives are not due anything but compensation for work they have already done. Unless they own the IP i see this as absurd as a blue collar worker saying they are owed a position at any random employer even if there is no openeing or suitable role.