Homer Simpson<\/a> – had left EOD but instead of returning to his red cape, sunglasses and famous belt, he was back in civilian attire.<\/p>\n\nHank Azaria, who voiced Duffman, as well as the likes of Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy, previously admitted the character is one of his least favourites to record dialogue for.<\/p>\n
\nHe told talk show host Conan O’Brien in 2020: \u201cDuffman will blow me out in a second. I have to save Duffman for the end and I actually dread it.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt actually does hurt, but I am not complaining.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe 61-year-old star previously admitted he feares he will be replaced by AI in the future.<\/p>\n
\nHe wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times newspaper: \u201cI imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four decades.<\/p>\n
\n“It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention, it seems just plain wrong to steal my likeness or sound \u2014 or anyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently disgruntled bartender. He\u2019s appeared in just about every episode of ‘The Simpsons’. He\u2019s been terrified, in love, hit in the head and, most often, in a state of bitter hatred. I\u2019ve laughed as Moe in dozens of ways by now. I\u2019ve probably sighed as Moe 100 times. In terms of training AI, that\u2019s a lot to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBut Hank – who has also worked on animated shows including Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown – believes that however accurately AI can mimic his voice, it will be lacking in “humanness” because “our bodies and souls” play a big part in creating a character.<\/p>\n
\nHe wrote: \u201cI\u2019d like to think that no matter how much an AI version of Moe or Snake or Chief Wiggum will sound like my voice, something will still be missing \u2014 the humanness. There\u2019s so much of who I am that goes into creating a voice. How can the computer conjure all that?…<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat will the lack of humanness sound like? How big will the difference be? I honestly don\u2019t know, but I think it will be enough, at least in the near term, that we\u2019ll notice something is off, in the same way that we notice something\u2019s amiss in a subpar film or TV show.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt adds up to a sense that what we\u2019re watching isn\u2019t real, and you don\u2019t need to pay attention to it.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBelievability is earned through craftsmanship, with good storytelling and good performances, good cinematography and good directing and a good script and good music.\u201d<\/p>\n
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