AI Debate Stirs in U.K. as Actress Replaced on BBC Project by Artificially Generated Voice

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The AI battle is heating up in the U.K. after British actress Sara Poyzer was dropped from a BBC project in favor of an artificially generated voice.

for a decade, shared a screenshot of the email from an unspecified BBC production member alerting her that her services on the unspecified project were no longer needed as the use of AI was permitted.

Voice Squad, the voiceover agency that works with Poyzer, said of the decision in a statement, “We were very disappointed to receive the production company’s response, particularly as it’s a BBC project. The BBC have always stood for quality in their factual and drama broadcasting. As a voiceover agency, we feel that AI is a danger to the whole industry — removing work from artists who have trained for three years at drama school and spent many years honing their craft.

 

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