“The Simpsons” star Hank Azaria has expressed his fears artificial intelligence In a new opinion piece.
The actor, who has been with the show since 1989, prescribed an opinion -essay for The New York TimesTaking care of AI “will be able to make the sounds of the more than 100 voices that I have made for characters on ‘The Simpsons’.
He continued: “It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention the fact that it just seems wrong to steal my parable or sound – or that of someone else.”
Azaria votes dozens of characters in the show, including bartender Moe Syzlak, Chief Wiggum, comic book Guy, Professor Frink and much more.
“The Simpsons” star Hank Azaria, who speaks a variety of characters, including bartender Moe Syzlak, wrote an opinion piece that expressed his fears that AI took on his job and stealing his voting love. (2023 NBCUIVERSAL MEDIA LLC.Fox © 2024 by 20th television)
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“But a voice is not just a sound. And I would like to think that regardless of how much an AI version of tired or snake or chief wiggum will sound if my voice is still missing – humanity is missing. There is so much of whom I am about creating a voice.
AI expert Marva Bailer said to Fox News Digital: “If we look at animated characters, there is a person behind that character and there is also a person behind the voice, because we identify the character with the image, but also that unique voice And voices are not reading a script.
“It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention the fact that it just seems wrong to steal my parable or sound – or that of someone else.”
She continued: “He did this for a very long time. And while he dealt with these characters, he developed, developed new personalities and the ways in which the characters react with each other and new characters they meet, just like we do as people. And so he has a valid point ”
In the piece, which also contained video clips from Azaria exercise its different rolesThe 60-year-old went on the physicality that goes in voice-over versions, such as running in place, using props and working up real tears, all of whom would be missing in an artificially generated voice.
Azaria has been with “The Simpsons” for almost 40 years. (Charles Sykes/Variety via Getty Images)
“An AI -generated voice has enough small things to make you think that something is missing,” said the “The Birdcage” star. “It is simply not fascinating or funny in the same way as AI generated faces in video elements seem to miss that would make them credible and human-often his micro expressions and gestures are not entirely right.”
He explained his concerns about the technology that influences his career and admitted: “There may be some aspects of a performance that can improve AI.”
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‘So if I’m honest, I am a bit worried. This is my job. This is what I like to do, and I don’t want to stop doing. The conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that the technology for making faces seems to be completely human. fear that the voice is equivalent Is also coming. “
“Something AI does for us is if we have an idea or creativity, and we want to know what something sounds or thinks or looks like, and maybe we don’t have it in our repertoire or our community, it can give us that inspiration, “” said Bailer. ” And that is really what Hank portrays. “
The 60-year-old is “concerned” about the future of his work at AI. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images Entertainment)
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The star “Godzilla” also shared that he sees some positive aspects of the technology, such as recreating the deceased Mel Blanc, which Bugs Bunny expressed.
“Perhaps it would work especially well if someone like me, who is closely familiar with the subtleties of the character, could help create what Bugs Bunny did by essentially directing AI,” he suggested.
“The whole chance of nostalgia is valid,” said Bailer. “And we see these new experiences where Elvis comes to life, where ABBA comes to life, and there are situations where the actors or the estates or rights owners turn around. And yes, it can be created in a new way for A new generation.
She added, “We do must protect our IP And keep doing a great job to be people and then use AI as an assistant to accelerate new experiences that we may not even have thought of. “
Azaria saw something good in the possibilities of AI, such as the voice of Mel Blanc, the man behind Bugs Bunny and other cartoons and an inspiration for the actor. (Marleen Moise/CBS via Getty images)
There is also another consideration for the use of AI when it comes to ‘The Simpsons’, the aging cast.
Last November the voice of Azaria Acting Co-Star, Pamela Hayden, who provided the voice of characters such as Bart’s friend, Milhouse, among many others, that she retired after 35 years from the show.
“How many actors can say that they have worked on a show for 35 years?” The 70-year-old Variable told. “That alone is great. But it was time for me to devote my time to other creative efforts that I have, such as filmmaking.”
“It was a difficult decision,” she added, “but I feel it was the right one.”
The choice of Bart’s friend, Milhouse, Pamela Hayden, retired last year after 35 years. (Amy Graves/Getty Images for Kash Hovey/Fox. © 2024 on 20th television.)
Hayden said that the outlet producers gave new actors to the role and advice to make it their own.
“It is a sticky wicket in the sense that I don’t think it’s good to just make an impression. It is a difficult task (to) put your mark on a character, but to still make it sound like The character that has already arisen, “she said. “You want them to bring their own gift to the party.”
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Other important cast members are Castellaneta, 67, who speaks Homer and dozens of others, Julie Kavner, 74, The Voice of Marge, Nancy Cartwright, 67, The Voice of Bart and various others, Yeadley Smith, 60, The Voice of Lisa, and and Harry ShearerThe voice of Ned Vlaanderen, Mr. Burns and many, much more.
“Simpsons” Showrunner Matt Selman people told last yearNot long before Hayden’s retirement, that he is in “Super denial” about the possibility that one of his cast members suddenly dies.
Azaria, center, with important “Simpsons” cast members, from the left, Yeadley Smith, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer in 2000. (Colin McPherson/Sygma via Getty images)
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“I don’t think so, so I’m just not going to think about that,” he added. “But it’s certainly just if the show ever does a final episode.”
Bailer noted: “Eighty percent of us will gain a handicap during our years of working. There may therefore be a scenario in which you have to go to work, and you have to read and beyond script, and you have a cold and your voice does not sound like Last week, or perhaps you have a serious car and now your voice is not exactly the same.
Azaria says that in the end AI can never replace humanity behind a performance. (Roy Rochlin)
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Azaria concluded that, regardless of the possibilities of AI, there should still be a human element behind the scenes.
“I think we still need someone who knows what should happen in his thoughts and heart and soul. Ai can make the sound, but it will still need people to make the performance. Will the computer someday be on its own Understanding emotion, what is funny now?
