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The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be replaced by AI.

The 60-year-old star - who voices the similarity Chief Wiggum, Comics Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated comedy series - feels 'sad' at the believed his unique characters' sounds are easily copied by synthetic intelligence software.

He composed in an op-ed for The New York Times newspaper about it.

'I imagine that quickly enough, synthetic intelligence will be able to re-create the sounds of the more than 100 voices I produced for characters on The Simpsons over practically four years,' said Hank.

'It makes me unfortunate to believe about it. Not to mention, it appears just plain incorrect to steal my likeness or noise - or anyone else's.

'In my case, AI might have access to 36 years of Moe, the completely dissatisfied bartender.'

The Simpsons voice star Hank Azaria fears he will be changed by AI. The 60-year-old star - who voices the similarity Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated funny series - feels 'unfortunate' at the believed his unique characters' sounds are easily copied by expert system software application, bybio.co he told The New york city Times. Seen in 2023

'I imagine that soon enough, expert system will have the ability to re-create the noises of the more than 100 voices I produced for characters on The Simpsons over almost 4 years,' said Hank. Photo of Homer Simpson

Azaria added: 'He's appeared in practically every episode of The Simpsons.

'He's been horrified, in love, struck in the head and, most frequently, in a state of bitter hatred. I've chuckled as Moe in dozens of ways by now. I've probably sighed as Moe 100 times,' the actor continued.

'In terms of training AI, that's a lot to deal with.'

But Hank - who has also worked on animated shows including Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - thinks that nevertheless properly AI can simulate his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness.'

That is because 'our bodies and souls' play a big part in developing a character, added Hank.

He wrote: 'I want to believe 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 - the humanness.

'There's so much of who I am that goes into creating a voice. How can the computer system conjure all that? ...

'In my case, AI might have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently irritated bartender,' included Hank. Pictured is Bart Simpson

But Hank - who has actually also worked on animated programs consisting of Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that however properly AI can mimic his voice, it will be lacking in 'humanness'; visualized are Moe and Homer

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'What will the lack of humanness seem like? How big will the difference be?

'I honestly don't understand, but I think it will be enough, a minimum of in the near term, that we'll discover something is off, in the same method that we see something's awry in a subpar movie or TV show.

'It amounts to a sense that what we're isn't genuine, and you don't need to focus on it.

'Believability is made through workmanship, with good storytelling and good performances, excellent cinematography and excellent directing and a good script and excellent music.'

The show first aired in 1989.

The animated funny focuses on the eponymous household in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state.

The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is a nuclear-plant staff member. He does his finest to lead his household but often discovers that they are leading him.

The family includes caring, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking kid Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa and baby Maggie. Other Springfield residents consist of the household's spiritual neighbor, Ned Flanders, family doctor Dr Hibbert, Moe the bartender and cops chief Clancy Wiggum.

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