{"id":2123291,"date":"2023-12-12T19:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T00:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-stewarts-signature-voice-gets-ai-treatment-to-narrate-heartwarming-christmas-bedtime-story\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T19:17:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T00:17:13","slug":"jimmy-stewarts-signature-voice-gets-ai-treatment-to-narrate-heartwarming-christmas-bedtime-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-stewarts-signature-voice-gets-ai-treatment-to-narrate-heartwarming-christmas-bedtime-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Stewart&#8217;s iconic voice is used by AI to narrate a heartwarming Christmas bedtime tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-stewarts-signature-voice-gets-ai-treatment-to-narrate-heartwarming-christmas-bedtime-story%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2123291&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jimmy Stewart&#8217;s Signature\u2064 Voice\u2062 Gets AI Treatment\u200b to Narrate Heartwarming Christmas Bedtime Story<\/h2>\n<p>Subscribers of the sleeping \u200baid and meditation application Calm can now be treated to\u200c a bedtime story narrated by the late Hollywood\u2062 icon Jimmy\u200d Stewart, \u2063who died in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>With the blessing of Stewart\u2019s\u200c family and estate and with \u2064the use \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-democratic-congressman-admits-speech-written-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chosen-creator-reveals-show-halted-filming-new-season-after-just-four-episodes\/\" title=\"'The Chosen' creator halts filming new season after only four episodes.\">artificial\u2064 intelligence<\/a><\/a>, the \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d actor\u2019s trademark voice \u2064will be helping some people get\u2062 to sleep just\u200b in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Calm \u2063uploaded a teaser for the AI-generated reading of \u201cIt\u2019s\u200d a Wonderful Sleep Story\u201d on\u2064 its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/instagram-accused-pushing-disturbing-content-adult-users-follow-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> page last week.<\/p>\n<p>While many people have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pediatricians-reaffirm-child-gender-transition-policy-as-europe-sounds-alarm\/\" title=\"US pediatricians 'reaffirm' child gender transition policy as Europe raises concerns.\">expressed \u2062reservations<\/a> about using the\u200c likeness and voices of those who have passed away, Calm\u2064 noted \u200cthat the reading of\u2064 a story in Stewart\u2019s voice was done with his family\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the wonders\u2064 of technology and the support of Jimmy Stewart\u2019s estate and family,\u2062 we\u2019ve been able to honor the legacy of beloved Hollywood \u2064legend, Jimmy Stewart,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-temporarily-bans-ads-for-weapons-accessories-ahead-of-inauguration-day\/\" title=\"Facebook Temporarily Bans Ads for Weapons Accessories Ahead of Inauguration Day\">company wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Calm\u2062 added, \u201c<strong>It\u2019s A Wonderful\u200b Sleep Story<\/strong> \u2063is a new, but timeless tale of hope \u2062and kindness, brought to life by Jimmy Stewart\u2019s iconic \u2063voice. So cozy under the\u200d covers and drift off to sleep \u2014 \u200dthe festive \u2064way.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0ei9J3t5we\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View\u200d this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0ei9J3t5we\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Calm (@calm)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a short \u2063audio  <\/p>\n<h2> How has Calm obtained the\u2064 permission and blessing from Jimmy\u200d Stewart&#8217;s\u2062 family and estate to use his voice for the &#8220;It&#8217;s a Wonderful \u2063Sleep Story<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<div>Subscribers of the\u200b sleeping aid\u2063 and meditation application Calm can now be treated to a bedtime story narrated by the late Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart, who died in 1997.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With the blessing \u2064of Stewart\u2019s family and estate and with the use of artificial intelligence, the \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d actor\u2019s trademark voice will be helping some people get to sleep just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Calm uploaded a\u2064 teaser for the AI-generated reading of \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Sleep Story\u201d on its Instagram page last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>While many people have expressed reservations about using the likeness \u2063and voices of those who have passed away, Calm noted that the reading of a story in Stewart\u2019s voice \u200cwas done with \u200bhis family\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThanks to\u200c the\u2062 wonders of technology and the support of Jimmy Stewart\u2019s estate and family,\u200b we\u2019ve been able to honor the legacy of beloved Hollywood legend, Jimmy Stewart,\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Calm added, \u201cIt\u2019s A Wonderful Sleep Story is a new, but timeless tale of hope and kindness, brought to life by Jimmy Stewart\u2019s iconic voice. So cozy under the covers and drift off to sleep \u2014 the festive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribers of Calm, the sleep aid and meditation app, can now enjoy a bedtime story narrated by the late Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart. 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