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 similarity Chief Wiggum, Comics Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated comedy series - feels 'sad' at the believed his distinctive characters' noises are easily copied by expert system software.

He composed in an op-ed for The New York Times paper about it.

'I envision 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 almost 4 years,' said Hank.

'It makes me sad to consider it. Not to mention, it appears just plain wrong to steal my similarity or noise - or anybody else's.

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

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 believed his distinctive characters' sounds are quickly copied by artificial intelligence software, he told The New york city Times. Seen in 2023

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

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

'He's been frightened, in love, struck in the head and, most typically, in a state of bitter hatred. I've laughed as Moe in lots of methods by now. I have actually most likely sighed as Moe 100 times,' the star continued.

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

But Hank - who has actually also worked on animated shows consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that nevertheless accurately AI can imitate 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 producing a character, included Hank.

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

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

'In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently irritated bartender,' included Hank. Pictured is Bart Simpson

But Hank - who has actually also worked on animated programs consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, dokuwiki.stream Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that however precisely AI can mimic his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness'