stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agoStriking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AIfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1845arrow-down131file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1814arrow-down1external-linkStriking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AIfortune.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square166fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squaredrekly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down6·edit-21 year agoThat’s fine. I’m not arguing this is a bad thing, I’m just being pedantic about the word theft. Having your voice used to say things you didn’t say is a terrifying prospect. Combined with deep faking takes it one step further. But is it technically theft?
minus-squareKalkaline@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoOh you’re saying it might be illegal, but technically not prosecuted under theft.
minus-squarestopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoYes, actually. In the same way as copyright infringement or identity theft could be considered so. Bette Midler vs Ford
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoWow the court obviously got this one wrong. Imitation is in no way stealing someone’s voice.
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNot to mention with billions of people walking around is anyone’s voice really unique? I have met hundreds of people in my life who sound so much alike it is hard to distinguish them.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoYour link didn’t say anything about theft…
That’s fine. I’m not arguing this is a bad thing, I’m just being pedantic about the word theft.
Having your voice used to say things you didn’t say is a terrifying prospect. Combined with deep faking takes it one step further.
But is it technically theft?
Oh you’re saying it might be illegal, but technically not prosecuted under theft.
Yes, actually. In the same way as copyright infringement or identity theft could be considered so.
Bette Midler vs Ford
Wow the court obviously got this one wrong. Imitation is in no way stealing someone’s voice.
Not to mention with billions of people walking around is anyone’s voice really unique? I have met hundreds of people in my life who sound so much alike it is hard to distinguish them.
Your link didn’t say anything about theft…