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Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

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Re: Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

#13
These are not all iconic voices, people definitely but what about:

Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, Gilbert Gottfried , Arnie, Christopher Walken, Matt Berry....

Imagine the cast of Futurama voice acting the Bhagavad-Gita, or Vincent price reading twilight, this is the cutting edge shit the world needs.

Re: Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

#14

These are not all iconic voices, people definitely but what about: Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, Gilbert Gottfried , Arnie, Christopher Walken, Matt Berry.... Imagine the cast of Futurama voice acting the Bhagavad-Gita, or Vincent price reading twilight, this is the cutting edge shit the world needs.

The Eleven Labs list seems to be almost all deceased, if not retired. This is likely easier than licensing the voice of someone actively selling it already. For the others in your list that match this criteria, probably just a matter of demand.

Re: Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

#15
post #6

Maybe I'm getting old, but, I have to say, seeing stuff like "Alan Turing™" (a legend and titan of computing history, followed by a ™) really bums me out. I don't believe for one second that any of the deceased people listed here would want their likeness emulated in such a hollow, mechanical, and inhuman way for all of eternity.

blame their heirs I guess?

Re: Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

#17
This is kind of disgusting. I hope they're pushed out of business for this gross violation of the dead. The families and estates of the dead should also be ashamed for trying to ride that corpse for a few more dollars.

I'm kinda weirded out that there are sibling comments that think this is okay.

Re: Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

#18
post #6

Maybe I'm getting old, but, I have to say, seeing stuff like "Alan Turing™" (a legend and titan of computing history, followed by a ™) really bums me out. I don't believe for one second that any of the deceased people listed here would want their likeness emulated in such a hollow, mechanical, and inhuman way for all of eternity.

absolutely. I felt total disgust. 'Lana Turner (tm)' takes all of the humanity out of the person and reduces them down to an IP and it's gross.

Re: Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

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post #3

An enormous bummer of a fact is that Majel Barrett, who was the voice of the computer on Star Trek (along with a number of other roles), did phonetic voice recordings specifically to reproduce her voice, yet nobody has used those recordings to do so. I'd love to see her on this list.

You mean Lwaxana Troi, Daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Riix, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed?

No, they meant Nurse Chapel.
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