In a serious step to fight the rising risk of unauthorized AI voice cloning, a coalition of in style Japanese voice actors launched the ‘NOMORE Unauthorized AI Era’ marketing campaign on October 15, 2024.
This initiative goals to boost consciousness concerning the exploitation of their voices, which are sometimes replicated for industrial functions with out their information or consent.
The marketing campaign’s official X (previously Twitter), YouTube and TikTok accounts went dwell on October 15.
A video posted to the platforms expresses the group’s issues, saying: “Lectures, songs and even our voices, which we didn’t file, have been printed on-line and are typically bought. Our voices are our enterprise instruments, our lives and an vital a part of ourselves that we grew up with. Although it was carried out by a fan who desires to listen to extra of our voices, it isn’t good to make use of it with out permission.“
The video options 26 well-known voice actors, together with Ryusei Nakao (Frieza in Dragon ball), Koichi Yamadera (Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop), Yuki Kaji (Erenin Assault on Titan), Daisuke Namikawa (Select in Jujutsu Kaisen), and Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch in Code Geas), Romi Park (Nana Osaki in Nana).
Within the first video, Nakao immediately addresses the difficulty, saying, “Please hearken to how we, the voice actors, assume our voices are being utilized by AI with out permission.”
He additionally spoke of the shock and frustration of discovering his voice was getting used with out permission.
The video ends with all 26 actors coming collectively to declare: “NOMORE unauthorized AI era“.
This marketing campaign comes as Japanese voice performing company Aoni Manufacturing proclaims a partnership with AI voice platform CoeFont to develop multilingual AI voices to be used in international markets.
Whereas the preliminary section of the collaboration options ten voice actors from Aoni Manufacturing, solely the names of Masako Nozawa and Banjou Ginga have been revealed.
Nevertheless, each firms have emphasised that this AI voice expertise is not going to be utilized in acting-related areas resembling anime, dubbing or in or overseas movies.
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