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‘The Simpsons’ Actor Hank Azaria Predicts AI Will Replace Him Soon: “Seems Just Plain Wrong”

Azaria voices bartender Moe, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy, among others, on the long-running animated comedy.

Azaria, who has voiced dozens of characters over his 40-year film and TV career, including bartender Moe, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy on the long-running animated comedy, wrote about his fears in a recent op-ed for The New York Times. “I imagine thatsoon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four decades,” he wrote. Azaria also expressed that it’s more than just sound that goes into voicing a character, as “our bodies and souls” also play a big role, in addition to improvisation.

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