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Why the passing of James Earl Jones doesn't mean you won't hear Darth Vader's voice again

James Earl Jones approved an AI voice clone to be used for Star Wars projects before he passed.

TechRadar

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that

Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer

The Independent UK

Voice actor James Earl Jones, who died at 93, was paid just $7,000 for his Darth Vader role

Jones was not originally credited in the first two 'Star Wars' movies, his name first appearing in 1983’s 'Return of the Jedi.'

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Evening Standard

AI deepfakes in campaigns may be detectable, but will it matter? - Roll Call

New tech that easily makes real-looking fake audio and video could fuel campaign dirty tricks when public already divided and distrustful.

Roll Call

10 years ago Disney bought Star Wars — did it change sci-fi at all?

The 2012 Disney purchase of Lucasfilm saved Star Wars. But what about the rest of the genre? Here's how Star Wars has, and hasn't impacted the rest of the world a decade later.

Inverse

Actors voice concerns over the rising use of AI in film industry

While James Earl Jones has given Disney permission to generate his Darth Vader voice using AI, others in the space haven't been as fortunate.

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The droids you’re looking for: how Ukrainian AI recreated Darth Vader’s voice

A Kyiv startup helped ‘clone’ the voice of legendary actor James Earl Jones, 91, for the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi series

The Guardian - UK

World’s largest radio telescope picks up peculiar signals from space

In this edition of Inverse Daily, learn more about China's search for alien life and a digital cloning technology that has reshaped the future of Star Wars.

Inverse

How one company’s controversial cloning technique is changing Star Wars forever

Respeecher is the world's leading company for "voice cloning." But, they still need human input. Here's how this audio A.I. company works with Lucasfilm to de-age Luke Skywalker and maybe...Darth Vader.

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