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David Attenborough Reacts to AI Replica of His Voice: ‘I Am Profoundly Disturbed’ and ‘Greatly Object’ to It
Sir David Attenborough does not approve of AI being used to replicate his voice, telling BBC News he is 'profoundly disturbed' by the technology.
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. In response, the 98-year-old sent the following statement to BBC News: “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.” Dr. Jennifer Williams, an AI audio researcher at the University of Southampton, then offered her opinion on the matter after BBC News played another clip of the cloned voice speaking about Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz and the war in Ukraine.
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