The New Voice of Darth Vader: AI Takes Over

In a move that is sure to excite fans of the Star Wars franchise, employees of Ukrainian synthetic speech starter Brief Speecher have been hard at work training AI models to reproduce the menacing voice of James Earl Jones as Darth Vader for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi television series. According to Lucasfilm, Reese Beach's work possesses a particularly human quality that makes it stand out from other AI voice providers and captures the magic of James Earl Jones's voice from half a lifetime ago.

The fact that James Earl Jones has retired at the age of 91 while hunkering down in bomb shelters and basements is not lost on fans, who are thrilled to see Darth Vader step back into his iconic role. However, it's clear that AI will be playing a significant part in bringing this legendary character to life once again. With Beach's work taking center stage, the future of Star Wars adaptations and spin-offs looks brighter than ever.

One can't help but feel a sense of nostalgia when thinking about James Earl Jones's iconic voice as Darth Vader. Who could have predicted that AI technology would be able to capture his essence so perfectly? The fact that Beach's work is being hailed as a standout achievement in the field of AI voice providers is a testament to the power and potential of this emerging technology.

As we move forward into an era dominated by artificial intelligence, it's fascinating to see how different industries are embracing its capabilities. From speech recognition systems like Whisper, which has just been made open source, to robots like Tesla's Optimus, it's clear that AI is set to revolutionize the way we live and work.

Speaking of Tesla's Optimus robot, the company unveiled its latest creation in a live demo on the 1st of October during their annual Aid event. The biggest takeaways from this demo were the incredible speed with which the robot was developed and the focus on efficient manufacturability in its design. Many experts in the robotics field praised the fact that Tesla's robotics team was able to go from nothing to a working prototype within just one year.

However, it's worth noting that the actual capabilities of the Optimus robot itself may not be particularly groundbreaking. Nevertheless, its price point – a mere $20,000 – makes it an incredibly accessible option in a market where humanoid robots usually cost upwards of $150,000.

As we continue to explore the potential of AI and robotics, it's essential that we consider the broader implications of these technologies on our society as a whole. From accessibility to ethics, there are many complex issues that need to be addressed.

In recent months, the White House Office of Science and Technology policy has released a blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which outlines five key principles aimed at protecting individuals' rights in the age of artificial intelligence. These principles include the right to control how one's data is used, the right to opt out of automated decision-making processes, the right to know when AI is making decisions about them, and the right not to be discriminated against by unfair algorithms.

However, despite the significant progress made in this area, there are still many concerns that need to be addressed. One of the biggest criticisms leveled at the proposed bill is that it's simply a recitation of ethical principles, rather than a comprehensive piece of legislation with real teeth.

Dr. Alondra Nelson, Deputy Director for Science and Society, agrees that while the principles outlined in the bill are not sufficient on their own. "We too understand the principles aren't sufficient," she said. "This is really just a down payment – it's just the beginning and the start."

Dr. Annette Zimmerman, who researches AI Justice and Moral Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, also shares these concerns. While she is impressed with the content of the bill, she believes that it shies away from acknowledging in some cases that rectifying injustice can require not using AI at all.

"It's essential that we have enforceable legal frameworks in place to hold people and companies accountable for designing or deploying harmful AI," Dr. Zimmerman said. "What we need is a comprehensive piece of legislation that addresses the complexities of this issue."

As we move forward into an era dominated by artificial intelligence, it's clear that there are many complex issues that need to be addressed. From accessibility to ethics, there are many questions that need to be asked about the role of AI in our society.

But for now, one thing is certain – fans of Star Wars can look forward to seeing Darth Vader on screen once again, thanks to the incredible work of AI technology.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enour first story this week takes a look at how AI will be the new voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars franchise after the Beloved voice actor James Earl Jones retires in 91 while hunkered down in bomb shelters and basements employees of the Ukrainian synthetic speech starter brief speecher have been hard at work training AI models to reproduce the menacing voice of James Earl Jones as Darth Vader for the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series lucasfilm has said that Reese Beach's work possesses a particularly human quality that makes it stand out from other AI voice providers and captures the magic of James Earl Jones's voice from half a lifetime ago at 91 the actor assigned off on Reese speech's work and is officially hanging up his cape with Darth Vader stepping back into a role of occasional guidance while his AI counterpod does the vocal heavy lifting future Star Wars adaptations and spin-offs we're so happy that AI is enabling characters like Darth Vader to continue on as their original voice actors writers and artists intended do you have a favorite Darth Vader voice moment let us know in the comments in our next story openai has just made its automatic speech recognition system whisper open source in spite of the Leaps and Bounds we've made in language models speech recognition remains a fairly challenging problem in Ai and machine learning the thing that makes whisper different to the massive systems powering services like Google Translate is that it was trained on 680 000 hours of multilingual and multi-task data collected from the web which lead to improved recognition of unique accents background noise and Technical jargon Accord to its GitHub repo the primary intended users of whisper models are AI researchers studying robustness generalization capabilities biases and constraints of the current model however because the system was trained on a large amount of noisy data open AI cautions whisper might include words in its transcriptions that weren't actually spoken possibly because it's both trying to predict the next word in audio and trying to transcribe the audio itself despite this open aic's Whispers transcription capabilities being used to improve existing accessibility tools will you be taking a look at whisper now that it's open source moving on to our next story Tesla unveiled its Optimus robot in a live demo on the 1st of October during Tesla's annual Aid the biggest takeaways from the demo are the incredible speed with which the robot was developed and the focus on efficient manufacturability in the robot's design many experts in the robotics field praised the fact that Tesla's robotics team was able to go from nothing to a working prototype within one year even though the actual capabilities of the robot itself aren't particularly new or Innovative another major talking point from the demo is musk's mention of a twenty thousand dollar price point which would make Optimus incredibly accessible in a market where a humanoid robot usually costs around 150 000 for a great Roundup of some expert roboticist reactions to the demo take a look at the link in the description below our final story this week is about the White House Office of Science and Technology policy's release of their blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights the five principles outlined in the blueprint are the people have a right to control how their data is used to opt out of automated decision making to live free from ineffective or unsafe algorithms to know when AI is making a decision about them and to not be discriminated against by unfair algorithms one of the big criticisms labeled at the proposed Bill however is that it's simply a recitation of ethical AI principles because it's effectively a non-binding white paper the bill is aimed at the use of AI in the federal government and doesn't actually have any legal authority over the biggest creators and users of AI large companies in response to these critiques Alondra Nelson ostp deputy director for Science and society says we too understand the principles aren't sufficient this is really just a down payment it's just the beginning and the start Annette Zimmerman who researches AI Justice and moral philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that while she's impressed with the content of the bill she believes the blueprint shies away from acknowledging that in some cases rectifying Injustice can require not using AI at all she further said that she'd like to see enforceable legal Frameworks that can hold people and companies accountable for designing or deploying harmful AI what do you think of this proposed Bill let us know in the comments that brings us to the end of another look brings us to the end of dispute of the latest and greatest in data scienceour first story this week takes a look at how AI will be the new voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars franchise after the Beloved voice actor James Earl Jones retires in 91 while hunkered down in bomb shelters and basements employees of the Ukrainian synthetic speech starter brief speecher have been hard at work training AI models to reproduce the menacing voice of James Earl Jones as Darth Vader for the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series lucasfilm has said that Reese Beach's work possesses a particularly human quality that makes it stand out from other AI voice providers and captures the magic of James Earl Jones's voice from half a lifetime ago at 91 the actor assigned off on Reese speech's work and is officially hanging up his cape with Darth Vader stepping back into a role of occasional guidance while his AI counterpod does the vocal heavy lifting future Star Wars adaptations and spin-offs we're so happy that AI is enabling characters like Darth Vader to continue on as their original voice actors writers and artists intended do you have a favorite Darth Vader voice moment let us know in the comments in our next story openai has just made its automatic speech recognition system whisper open source in spite of the Leaps and Bounds we've made in language models speech recognition remains a fairly challenging problem in Ai and machine learning the thing that makes whisper different to the massive systems powering services like Google Translate is that it was trained on 680 000 hours of multilingual and multi-task data collected from the web which lead to improved recognition of unique accents background noise and Technical jargon Accord to its GitHub repo the primary intended users of whisper models are AI researchers studying robustness generalization capabilities biases and constraints of the current model however because the system was trained on a large amount of noisy data open AI cautions whisper might include words in its transcriptions that weren't actually spoken possibly because it's both trying to predict the next word in audio and trying to transcribe the audio itself despite this open aic's Whispers transcription capabilities being used to improve existing accessibility tools will you be taking a look at whisper now that it's open source moving on to our next story Tesla unveiled its Optimus robot in a live demo on the 1st of October during Tesla's annual Aid the biggest takeaways from the demo are the incredible speed with which the robot was developed and the focus on efficient manufacturability in the robot's design many experts in the robotics field praised the fact that Tesla's robotics team was able to go from nothing to a working prototype within one year even though the actual capabilities of the robot itself aren't particularly new or Innovative another major talking point from the demo is musk's mention of a twenty thousand dollar price point which would make Optimus incredibly accessible in a market where a humanoid robot usually costs around 150 000 for a great Roundup of some expert roboticist reactions to the demo take a look at the link in the description below our final story this week is about the White House Office of Science and Technology policy's release of their blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights the five principles outlined in the blueprint are the people have a right to control how their data is used to opt out of automated decision making to live free from ineffective or unsafe algorithms to know when AI is making a decision about them and to not be discriminated against by unfair algorithms one of the big criticisms labeled at the proposed Bill however is that it's simply a recitation of ethical AI principles because it's effectively a non-binding white paper the bill is aimed at the use of AI in the federal government and doesn't actually have any legal authority over the biggest creators and users of AI large companies in response to these critiques Alondra Nelson ostp deputy director for Science and society says we too understand the principles aren't sufficient this is really just a down payment it's just the beginning and the start Annette Zimmerman who researches AI Justice and moral philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that while she's impressed with the content of the bill she believes the blueprint shies away from acknowledging that in some cases rectifying Injustice can require not using AI at all she further said that she'd like to see enforceable legal Frameworks that can hold people and companies accountable for designing or deploying harmful AI what do you think of this proposed Bill let us know in the comments that brings us to the end of another look brings us to the end of dispute of the latest and greatest in data science\n"