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'I've been turned into an AI train announcer - and no one told me' (youtu.be)

submitted 1 week ago by isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Didn't something similar happen to the woman voicing Siri? She didn't know either that her voice was used on every iPhone. But I think in her case she knew at least that she had done a generic "virtual voice" gig.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They do this on purpose to under pay people. If she knew she was going to be the voice on every iPhone they'd have to pay her more.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I used to do voice work and this is depressingly common. I'd get requests to "do some simple readings for a research project" or similar vaguely phrased nonsense. Sometimes they were honest and offered a depressingly small lump sum or royalties plan. I always refused, fuck that.