Lately, I've been receiving a lot of messages from people who want to hire me to train an AI model, not to narrate a story or provide my voice to a project.
Let’s be clear. I’m not scared of AI. I welcome it. I've seen technology open doors, simplify jobs, and add a little intrigue to life. Here's the thing, though: my voice? I own that.
My voice isn't a machine-training tool. This dataset isn't meant to be changed to sound like a specific person. It's a result of years of practice, subtlety, emotional depth, and personal experience. Without my consent, an algorithm shouldn't be able to mimic every tone, pause, laugh, or sigh.
I understand the appeal, though. AI voices are cool and sound perfect. They're useful. They can talk all day and night without taking breaks. But convenience does not necessarily equate to creativity, and speed isn’t artistry. My voice is a living instrument, shaped by intention and expression. To make it a model that can be copied? That strips it of all that.
I say this not to shun technology, but to draw a line. My voice is meant to connect with people, not teach a machine to copy me. If you want me, you’ll need to hire me. And that, I think, is the point that sometimes gets lost in the noise of the latest tech trend.
AI is advancing, and I'm all for it. Voices can be cloned. Someday machines might be able to imitate my voice convincingly. But one thing they’ll never replicate is the real, human choice of who gets to tell their own story.
And for me, that choice is still mine.
- G