AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps, but critics call it a "code-generated ghoul."
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AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics
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AI? I think they just slapped the buzzword onto it. But doing a text to speech with maybe context aware tone might be more in order? It's not like current AI's going to watch the sport happening and generate all the commentary.
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I do not like this. But I do find it interesting that A.I. is taking over higher paying jobs before it's taking over the day to day worker jobs, as I believe most expected, me included.
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So there's many concerning questions raised but the character encoding pun of "Al Michaels" vs "AI Michaels" is pretty funny.
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I can't believe Al agreed to this.
And this is why I wish we normalized lower case ls having a tail on them, like with DIN.
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A.I. is being used to do the voice mimicking. So, yes, it is A.I. But I get your point.
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This is the future of media: an AI generated voice/persona that doesn't need a paycheck, doesn't need to take a break, and doesn't complain about management. From a corporate profit stand-point, what isn't there to love about it?
Whether I like it or not (I don't), in a few years this will be the new normal.
Whether I like it or not (I don't), in a few years this will be the new normal.
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It's fake! So why not make it better?
For starters, take 50 years off his age, and showcase him from his prime.
Then, why not have him rap? Or make him an operatic tenor? Avoid the uncanny valley and add some value at the same time.
For starters, take 50 years off his age, and showcase him from his prime.
Then, why not have him rap? Or make him an operatic tenor? Avoid the uncanny valley and add some value at the same time.
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I'm going to miss Al Michaels, just like I miss former broadcasters like Vin Scully, Howard Cosell, Bill King and Ray Fosse (I was an Oakland Athletics fan), Keith Jackson, and so on.
But that's life. We can't be so precious about the familiar and comforting voices of our hobbies that we do this necromantic ritual. People get old, they retire, they die. The voices of my childhood have moved on. In order to be a functioning human, I need to move on, discover the new, and find new comforting talents. When we hang on too hard to the past, we miss essential parts of the present.
But that's life. We can't be so precious about the familiar and comforting voices of our hobbies that we do this necromantic ritual. People get old, they retire, they die. The voices of my childhood have moved on. In order to be a functioning human, I need to move on, discover the new, and find new comforting talents. When we hang on too hard to the past, we miss essential parts of the present.
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Completely. It makes me think about all the dystopian movies I have watched and there is a news person, or whatever they are, constantly on TV and saying the most ridiculous things with a straight face. I am now envisioning that those personas on the screen are actually A.I. generate characters.
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Regulation? Good luck with that. Today's Supreme Court would probably rule that Congress can't pass laws regulating AI since it didn't exist in the 17th century.
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I think people would actually like the absurd part MORE than the too close to home kinda stuff they're doing.
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To me it is obviously computer generated due to the poor transitions. (Note that it doesn't sound "AI" generated - it sounds like it is sample mixing given the transitions...). Maybe they are generating it piecewise and reusing the common segments or something, instead of generating the entire transcript in one shot with AI.
My parents though would likely be oblivious.
My parents though would likely be oblivious.
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I'm waiting for AI to replace CEOs and hedge fund managers. I suspect it'll do a better job for less money
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Yeah the most popular AI stuff that I've seen that people aren't pissed about, is the absurd hilarious shit that can be made with little effort. If it's memeified humor it's more acceptable.
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There are some CEOs who could be adequately replaced with a random number generator. Not naming names.
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I feel like the sports media "talking head" phenomenon has been AI generated for years, so this is the next logical step.
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Al Michaels Must still be under contract with NBC for not suing their asses for voice(?) impersonation. I know i would be, and anyway, the guy is still alive why don't they just have him do the job, thats right too cheap.
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If you are going to go to the trouble of using AI to mimic the voice of a person, why not use Howard Cosell instead?
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If I was a network who was going to do this, I would absolutely not announce that I was going to do this.
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Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports:
The thrill of victory
And the agony of defeat
The human drama of athletic competition
As told by a soul-less machine designed to save us from having to hire a person.
The thrill of victory
And the agony of defeat
The human drama of athletic competition
As told by a soul-less machine designed to save us from having to hire a person.
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Sure, why not. It's not far enough though. Generate the entire Summer Olympics. Don't even need athletes. Generate the people in the stands, generate the commercial breaks, and then finally generate the home viewers.
It'll be similar to the internet where AI generated posts and ads are engaged by bots. No real people needed at any part of the process so we can do other things.
It'll be similar to the internet where AI generated posts and ads are engaged by bots. No real people needed at any part of the process so we can do other things.
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Not all AI is generative AI. You can use an AI algorithm like RVC (Retrieval-based Voice-Conversion) that maintains original speaker's timbre/vocal attributes.
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I mean, he's already lost one of his jobs with NBC, so I imagine he's probably not feeling like he's in a place to make demands. I wouldn't be shocked if the network told him it was this or lose the Olympics entirely.
My bigger concern is that the "next Al Michaels" and other talent will end up having to sign away these kinds of rights as a condition of taking the role in the first place.
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