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"Having spent a lifetime trying to speak what I believe to be the truth, I am profoundly disturbed to find that these days, my identity is being stolen by others and greatly object to them using it to say whatever they wish." – David Attenborough

David Attenborough is not happy that AI is able to clone his voice, or that someone is actually doing it. Via Variety:

In a BBC News segment on Sunday, an AI recreation of the famous British broadcaster’s voice speaking about his new series “Asia” was played next to a real recording, with little to no difference between the two. BBC researchers had found the AI-generated Attenborough on a website, and said there were several that claimed to clone his voice.

Here’s the video.

Our very first post was an Attenborough clone narrating the desktop life of a programmer. We called it “Fascinating. Creepy. Fun. Scary.”

It still is.
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November 2024
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