Even if YOUR project is "harmless," it still sets the precedent for others to take our voice model and possibly make us say horrendous things. And THAT could have real-life effects on the actor if a potential client comes across it and assume its something we actually said.
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Our voices are not public domain.
I understand fans like to make fanart/projects/edits of some of our actually-recorded work.
I can't speak for everyone, but I personally love THAT stuff and will always appreciate the time taken to show your love for our work.
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So someone just explain to me that my voice/character was stolen and used in an AI thing for some anime song and that really has me heated an angry. I have requested on many of these AI Sites already to remove all clips of me and my work.
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But loading up an AI model of our voices is going just a step too far in most actors' opinions (including mine).
Fan edits of existing work might fall under "Fair Use" if it's transformative in nature...
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...but legal precedent for using someone's specific voice without their EXPRESSED consent is still being figured out/fought for in professional contracts.
Technology unfortunately just happens to be outpacing legislation/regulation (which IS needed. don't tell me it isn't)
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Most clients are way too busy to do more than a quick cursory check on our past works/reputation. So if they come across it in that cursory check, they could easily misinterpret something that was AI generated as something we actually said/recorded.
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Plus I've seen a lot of VAs who seem happy to contribute to fan projects for a fairly nominal fee via something like Cameo, provided they've got the time and the project's not offensive.
Which *benefits* a VA you like (because paid work) instead of being potentially harmful.
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