They’re all too busy thinking “what if they could” and nobody stops to ask “what if they should”.
I’m struggling to think of any legitimate use cases that actually benefit society. I can only think of nefarious uses for this technology.
I know Hollywood is interested in it for maintaining the legacy of iconic voices in established IPs like James Earl Jones in Star Wars, but I don’t think that benefits society overall. It is neat to potentially have his voice show up in future projects, but that feels like more of a gimmick to justify the technology rather than an actual need.
Video games and movie generation I think mostly. Llms will probably be running constantly in the background in next gen rpgs so players can have actual conversations with NPCs. Voice cloning isn’t necessary but you can get better mannerisms with it currently I’m pretty sure.
I can also see celebrities and voice actors wanting to sell their voice. It doesn’t require much work and voice actors are talented enough that they can offer personalized characters with different speech patterns and what not.
