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Opened Feb 11, 2025 by Bert Hendrick@bert3308834982
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Simpsons Voice Actor Fears he will be Fired and Replaced By AI


The Simpsons voice star Hank Azaria fears he will be replaced by AI.

The 60-year-old star - who voices the likes of Chief Wiggum, Comics Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated comedy series - feels 'unfortunate' at the believed his distinctive characters' noises are easily copied by artificial intelligence software application.

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

'I envision that soon enough, synthetic intelligence will have the ability to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over nearly four years,' said Hank.

'It makes me unfortunate to believe about it. Not to discuss, it appears just plain wrong to steal my similarity or sound - or anyone else's.

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

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be replaced 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 'unfortunate' at the thought his distinctive characters' sounds are easily copied by expert system software application, he told The New York Times. Seen in 2023

'I think of that soon enough, asteroidsathome.net expert system will have the ability to re-create the noises of the more than 100 voices I developed for characters on The Simpsons over practically four years,' said Hank. Photo of Homer Simpson

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

'He's been terrified, in love, struck in the head and, most typically, demo.qkseo.in in a state of bitter hatred. I have actually chuckled as Moe in lots of ways by now. I've probably sighed as Moe 100 times,' the actor continued.

'In terms of training AI, setiathome.berkeley.edu that's a lot to deal with.'

But Hank - who has likewise dealt with animated programs consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - thinks that however accurately AI can imitate his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness.'

That is because 'our bodies and souls' play a big part in creating a character, included Hank.

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

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

'In my case, AI might have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently dissatisfied bartender,' added Hank. Pictured is Bart Simpson

But Hank - who has likewise worked on animated shows consisting of Family Guy, disgaeawiki.info Futurama, systemcheck-wiki.de Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that however precisely AI can mimic his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness'; imagined are Moe and Homer

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'What will the absence of humanness seem like? How big will the difference be?

'I truthfully don't understand, however I believe it will suffice, at least in the near term, that we'll notice something is off, in the exact same way that we see something's amiss in a or TV show.

'It amounts to a sense that what we're seeing isn't real, and you do not require to take note of it.

'Believability is earned through workmanship, with great storytelling and excellent performances, good cinematography and good directing and a good script and excellent music.'

The program very first aired in 1989.

The animated funny focuses on the eponymous household in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state.

The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is a nuclear-plant employee. He does his best to lead his household but typically discovers that they are leading him.

The household consists of caring, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking child Bart, overachieving child Lisa and child Maggie. Other Springfield citizens include the family's religious neighbor, Ned Flanders, family doctor Dr Hibbert, Moe the bartender and cops chief Clancy Wiggum.

New York City Times

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