Frieza “My voice was being sold without my permission．” Generative AI was used to create the voices of famous voice actors without their permission and was used to make money．．． Voice actor associations have issued a statement urging people not to use generated AI for dubbing．
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 5:47 PM A video released by some of Japan’s leading voice actors. The video is a complaint about the current situation in which voices are being used without permission in generative AI, and has caused a huge stir. In the midst of this, industry groups including voice actors issued a statement on the 13th. Ryusei Nakao, the voice actor who plays Frieza in Dragon Ball Z: My voice was being sold without my permission. I was surprised. “Our voice” is our “tool of trade” and “our life itself.” “My voice is being sold without my permission.” The person making the appeal via YouTube is voice actor Ryusei Nakao, known for his role as Frieza in the anime “Dragon Ball Z.” What Nakao and many other voice actors find problematic is the current situation in which the voices of voice actors created using AI technology are being used without permission on social media, generating revenue for the person who posted them. Voice actor Ryusei Nakao: Please listen to how we, the voice actors, feel about our voices being used by a generative AI without our permission. On the 13th, several voice acting industry groups jointly released a statement regarding generative AI. Currently, the internet is flooded with fake audio and videos using generative AI. In 2023, a fake video circulated online that appeared to show then-Prime Minister Kishida actually speaking, leading to the surrenderee later apologizing. AI voice technology that can create realistic voices. When the program trained the voice of newscaster Takuya Kimura, Kimura himself commented, “It’s so scary, it sounds just like him. We even have similar speaking habits,” the results were surprising. The people who are said to be most affected by the voices generated by this AI are voice actors who work in fields such as anime and dubbing. One investigation found that 270 cases of unauthorized use of generative AI audio were discovered over a three-month period, mainly on TikTok, involving 267 voice actors. Regarding this situation, voice actor Kouichi Yamadera, known for his role as Genie in the movie “Aladdin,” said that it’s fine for people to enjoy generated AI for personal use, but added, “Commercial use of it is completely out of the question. I think it’s a problem to let it out into the online world on social media,” he commented in the video. Additionally, Kaji Yuki, who plays the role of Eren in “Attack on Titan,” commented, “The generative AI itself is not doing anything bad, but the ‘unauthorized’ aspect of it poses the hidden risk of hurting someone.” Despite these concerns, the unauthorized and commercial use of audio generated by AI shows no signs of improving. Experts point out that there are legal barriers to this. Masatoshi Tanaka, Attorney at Meirin International Law Office: As for whether it is currently possible to protect one’s voice through law, there is no law that protects it as a right. In the midst of this, three audio industry groups held a joint press conference on the afternoon of the 13th, and laid out three requests regarding audio generated by AI: “It should not be used for dubbing anime or foreign films,” “Permission should be obtained from the person involved before using it,” and “It should be clearly stated that it is generated.”
If anything were to happen to Masako Nozawa, I’d like to see the current Dragon Ball performance by AI Masako. I just want to spare you all the weird impersonators.
>>34 They’re not just doing the voice, they’re creating a character. For example, how many ways can you read the line “My fighting power is 530,000…”? At a voice acting school, they’ll make you say it 10 different ways, and it’s also your job to explain why each line is said that way. Isn’t it a problem that AI steals the creative parts that require time, knowledge, and experience? That’s what I’m saying.
AI didn’t create anything, and it’s also riding on the back of a character called Frieza, right? So doesn’t that mean they have to pay copyright fees to Shueisha and Bird Studio?
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