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(Obviously not a lawyer) Overlooking the AI part, isn't it a gross misrepresentation of Jeff's opinion or an unauthorized use of his image? By using his voice,
by cranium 2y ago
(Obviously not a lawyer) Overlooking the AI part, isn't it a gross misrepresentation of Jeff's opinion or an unauthorized use of his image? By using his voice, it creates an implicit (fabricated) endorsement for their product and that feels very wrong. I'm sure laws exists to deal with these cases, since way before AI existed.
- mft_ 2y agoI’ve been thinking something similar recently. We’ve had people who are skilled voice mimics for ever, and they mostly exercise their skills for comedy/satire, and not for misrepresenting people’s opinions. IANAL either but I guess this is based on solid legal grounds, and misrepresenting people would be relatively easy to deal with legally. I guess the difference is democratisation - we’ve moved from very few people having this skill, to virtually anyone with a computer being able to do something similar. And so policing it will be much tougher, and likely beyond the means of someone like Jeff Geerling if it would require legal action to remedy.
- aversis_ 2y agoJust wait till someone starts auto-deepfaking their way out of college exams and job interviews. Computers made graphic design approachable, but early adopters oversaturated the market before it stabilized. We’ll eventually figure out social norms and regulations for AI voice mimicry too, but there will be chaos first. Also, tech always moves faster than law. By the time courts catch up, this will be old news.