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Actors Say They?re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AI

»www.vice.com/en/article/ ··· lligence
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Voice actors are increasingly being asked to sign rights to their voices away so clients can use artificial intelligence to generate synthetic versions that could eventually replace them, and sometimes without additional compensation, according to advocacy organizations and actors who spoke to Motherboard. Those contractual obligations are just one of the many concerns actors have about the rise of voice-generating artificial intelligence, which they say threaten to push entire segments of the industry out of work. The news highlights the impact of the burgeoning industry of artificial intelligence-generated voices and the much lower barrier of entry for anyone to synthesize the voices of others. In January, Motherboard reported how members of 4chan quickly took a beta program from artificial voice company ElevenLabs and used it to generate voices of celebrities, including Emma Watson reading sections of Mein Kampf. The labor implications on the voice acting industry tie directly to ElevenLabs’ work too, with the company marketing its service as an option for gaming, movies, audiobooks, and more. ... Many companies now exist that offer to clone, generate, or synthesize someone’s voice using artificial intelligence. Motherboard has tested several of these companies’ products and they generally work the same way. First, users may record their own voice using a script provided by the company. Once they have recorded a certain amount of audio, sometimes stretching from 10 to 60 minutes, the company will create a replica of the user’s voice. The user can then write any arbitrary text, and the system will read it out loud with the synthetic version of their voice. Most sites Motherboard tested default to replicating voices in American English. The cost of these services are often very low, with users able to synthesize voices either for free or very cheaply. One service Motherboard tested offered a pro-subscription for $30 a month, for instance.
For some perspective -- »James Earl Jones allows AI to take over Darth Vader role

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I think its Dangerous to do that....Who knows if something bad might be tried at some point??
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Selling rights to actors voices are the least of their worries. We probably aren't far from the point where actors will be replaced by cgi actors created from scratch by AI. The last couple of Star Wars movies that used cgi to create Gov. Tarkin and Princess Leia show where this is headed. They had better make what money they can now, because I believe their days are numbered. cgi movie stars are in the works.

Deepfakes are also going to be a serious problem going forward. You can bet that the Chinese are working on deepfakes of American politicians, business executives, and celebrities as we speak. Tik Tok would be the ideal place to test the technology. I wonder how many of those videos that get posted there are totally cgi generated and not actual people at all.
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said by mudtoe:

Deepfakes are also going to be a serious problem going forward. You can bet that the Chinese are working on deepfakes of American politicians, business executives, and celebrities as we speak. Tik Tok would be the ideal place to test the technology. I wonder how many of those videos that get posted there are totally cgi generated and not actual people at all.

The last season of the series The Capture had an interesting take on this. A bit ahead of its time but not too farfetched. Social media does enough damage already. Using realistic deep fakes can go nuclear.