{"id":2208549,"date":"2024-03-28T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-stands-by-replacing-singer-with-ai-generated-voice\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:14:24","slug":"bbc-stands-by-replacing-singer-with-ai-generated-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-stands-by-replacing-singer-with-ai-generated-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC supports decision to replace singer with AI-generated voice"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbbc-stands-by-replacing-singer-with-ai-generated-voice%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=2208549&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--><p>The BBC plans to use AI-generated voice for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cnns-van-jones-furious-after-the-view-appearance-they-were-rude-he-was-completely-blindsided\/\" title=\"Report: CNN\u2019s Van Jones Furious After \u2018The View\u2019 Appearance: \u2018They Were Rude,\u2019 \u2018He Was Completely Blindsided\u2019\">upcoming documentary<\/a> instead of \u200bsinger Sara Poyzer, \u200dknown for her role in &#8220;Mamma Mia!&#8221;. Poyzer received an email stating that her voice \u200dis no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-timing-midwest-state-lifts-all-mask-requirements-gathering-restrictions\/\" title=\"Super Timing: Midwest State Lifts All Mask Requirements, Gathering Restrictions\">longer required<\/a> as the BBC approved AI technology. \u200bThe decision\u2062 was shared on \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-majority-countries-pull-new-spider-man-movie-over-trans-flag-report\/\" title=\"Muslim countries boycott new Spider-Man movie due to trans flag, says report.\">sparking discussions<\/a> about technology replacing human talent in the media\u2062 industry. \u200dThe BBC&#8217;s choice to utilize AI-generated voice in lieu of\u2064 singer Sara Poyzer for an upcoming documentary has stirred discussions about \u200btechnology \u2064replacing\u200c human talent in the\u200c media sector. \u2064Poyzer was informed via email that her services were no longer needed due to the BBC&#8217;s endorsement of AI technology, leading \u200cto public discourse on the evolving role of technology in content creation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>BBC<\/a> says it will continue its plan to generate a voiceover using <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>artificial intelligence<\/a> in an upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>documentary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.-based broadcasting company had cast singer Sara Poyzer to do a voiceover for their documentary on an undisclosed celebrity. Poyzer is known for her stage role in the musical <em>Mamma Mia!<\/em> The BBC previously hired her in 2019 for two roles in its <em>Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time<\/em> podcast. <\/p>\n<p>However, Poyzer said regarding this latest project, she received an email that said, \u201cwe have had the approval from BBC to use AI generated voice so we don\u2019t need Sara anymore,\u201d which she shared on her social media. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSobering,\u201d Poyzer captioned the screenshot, while tagging the BBC and Equity, the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/insulting-labor-unions-that-endorsed-biden-now-lashing-out-at-him\/\" title=\"\u201cInsulting\u201d- Labor Unions That Endorsed Biden Now Lashing Out At Him\">labor union<\/a> for performers. <\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4-3zMDoVr_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>The BBC addressed Poyzer in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/mediacentre\/statements\/statement-on-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>, while also confirming it will continue to use artificial intelligence for the project. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are making a highly sensitive documentary which features a contributor who is nearing the end of life and is now unable to speak. We have been working closely with their family to explore how we might best represent the contributor\u2019s voice at the end of the film when words they have written are read out,\u201d the statement said. \u201cIn these very particular circumstances and with the family\u2019s wishes in mind we have agreed to use AI for a brief section to recreate a voice which can now no longer be heard. This will be clearly labelled within the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Equity has raised a red flag against the practice of using AI in the arts in a campaign since April 2022. It has yet to directly address AI in any agreement with studios. Notably, the U.K. does not have any restrictions against the technology in its laws.<\/p>\n<p>In a seeming response to the situation, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagaftra.org\/ai%E2%80%99s-impact-performers-discussed-sxsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> on AI the same day of Poyzer\u2019s post. The U.S.-based union successfully negotiated protections with Amazon\/MGM, Apple, NBCUniversal, Disney\/ABC\/Fox, Netflix, Paramount\/CBS, Sony, and Warner Bros. Their contract requires that its members consent to any appropriation of their likeness before AI can be implemented.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur view is companies that are building A.I. models ought to only be doing that with consent, and where the creators are being fairly compensated for the work,\u201d SAG-AFTRA\u2019s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said. \u201cIf they don\u2019t, I think we\u2019ll be having another debate about whether that needs to be remedied through new laws or other methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BBC previously released documentaries on Dolly Parton, Carole King, and Lizzo, and has an upcoming documentary on Kurt Cobain. It did not publish a release date for this latest documentary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC confirms its use of AI for a voiceover in an upcoming documentary. Singer Sara Poyzer was initially cast for the role in a documentary about a celebrity. Poyzer, recognized for her role in the musical Mamma Mia!, had been engaged by the BBC before the decision to employ AI technology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2208550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP21090355908568-1024x636.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP21090355908568-1024x636.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}