Why Using AI Speech in Your Project Is a Bad Idea on a Practical Level
<p>I’m going to give you an excellent reason to avoid AI speech that’s different from the battle of creative people fighting to be paid fairly for their talent and skills.</p>
<p>I know that ethics do matter. Hollywood studios want to use the likenesses and voices of actors and voice actors in perpetuity for a one-time payment, and that’s not even close to fair. Smaller producers don’t want to pay at all and aren’t even interested in getting your consent.</p>
<p>Much is being made about James Earl Jones and the quest to model his voice for Darth Vader while he’s still alive so Disney can keep using it forever in their Star Wars productions.</p>
<p>The difference is that Jones is being paid a boatload of money to <em>license</em> his voice so that his heirs will get royalties from its usage. He can do this because he has clout in Hollywood and a singular voice that is difficult to imitate.</p>
<p>SAG-AFTRA wants the same for <em>ALL</em> actors.</p>
<p>However, I think AI-modeled speech has another problem at the moment, and it’s this:</p>
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