While some people have expressed discomfort with the unauthorized use of Attenborough's voice, others have found the demonstration amusing. However, voice cloning technology raises ethical and legal concerns, particularly around deepfakes and the potential for scams. ElevenLabs' terms of service prohibit the creation of voice clones that violate intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and copyright, but enforcing this rule can be challenging.
Key takeaways:
- Replicate developer Charlie Holtz used GPT-4 Vision and ElevenLabs voice cloning technology to create an unauthorized AI version of David Attenborough narrating his every move on camera.
- The AI takes a photo from Holtz's webcam every five seconds and feeds it to GPT-4V, which creates text in the style of Attenborough's narrations. This text is then fed into an ElevenLabs AI voice profile trained on Attenborough's speech.
- Another developer, Pietro Schirano, used a similar technique to create a cloned voice of Steve Jobs critiquing designs in a design app.
- While voice cloning technology can create convincing deepfakes, it raises ethical and legal concerns, particularly around violating intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and copyright.