After her death, Meghan Trainor's will prohibits the use of her voice in "spooky" technology.
"Sometimes I'm scared" of AI, admitted the singer of 'Made You Look'
Meghan Trainor is one of many stars wary of artificial intelligence.
At the iHeartRadio Music Awards this month, Trainor discussed her views on technology with Planet Chronicle Digital.
"Sometimes I love it, sometimes I'm scared," she said. "I'm not well-versed in it."
Her voice being used without her knowledge was a major concern.
"They can make me say and sing things that I didn't do? That's spooky."
She declared, 'It's now in my will; you can't use my voice.'
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Many celebrities, including Trainor, aim to control their voice and image both during and after their careers.
Before his death in 2014, Robin Williams added a clause to his will that prohibited the use of his image for 25 years after his passing.
Last year, Zelda, Williams' daughter, voiced her opposition to technology after hearing someone use it to mimic her father's voice, finding it "personally disturbing."
"This isn't theoretical; it's very real. I've already heard AI being used to manipulate an actor's 'voice' to say whatever people want, which I find personally disturbing. However, the consequences of this go far beyond my own feelings. Actors deserve the opportunity to create characters through their own choices, to voice cartoons, and to put in their own human effort and time to achieve a performance," she stated on social media.
Some deceased stars have their likenesses used, with mixed reactions from fans.
In 2023, Paul McCartney announced on BBC Radio 4's "Today" that a new final song from the Beatles was being created with the help of AI.
"We completed the last Beatles record, which was a demo by John, and we'll release it this year. We used AI to purify John's voice, allowing us to mix the record as usual," McCartney stated.
McCartney later confirmed that Lennon's vocals were authentic and not produced by a computer.
"There has been some confusion and speculation about it," he said on X, formerly Twitter. "Although we cannot reveal too much at this stage, we want to clarify that nothing has been artificially or synthetically created. It's all real and we all play on it. We have been cleaning up existing recordings for years," he assured angry fans.
In October, a song titled "Now and Then" was released, featuring Lennon's vocals and guitar played by George Harrison, who recorded it six years before his death in 2001.
McCartney stated, "John's voice was crystal clear in the recording, and it was quite emotional. It's a genuine Beatles recording, and we're still working on Beatles music in 2023, set to release a new song to the public. I think it's an exciting thing."
The return of John was an emotional experience for everyone, as if he was physically present in the room. It was surreal.
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