Did people with ears hear it before it went out? That's our question , as we consider Amazon's release of some much-loved animé titles, badly dubbed with AI-generated voices. So,is it possible to make AI dubbing work for performers? Mathilde's shares her own experience on this subject.
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Season 2 ends with reflections on the long-running soap opera that is AI regs. We chooses what we consider to be a Win, one Fail and a Prediction. In best soap opera tradition we have heroes and villains, an evil twin, a dream sequence, and a cat called Cyrano. 🔗 in bio 🎧 to listen

Hot off the press. A brand new report has landed. Same old, same old? We think not! The Report into British Film and High-End Television has been published by @DCMS committee. We focus on what it says about IP and AI and give our conclusions.

The 3rd international AI Summit in Paris. Mathilde was the recipient of a golden ticket and can therefore spill the beans on what actually happens at these global summits.

What was it like to be an invited guest, milling about with tech bros and world leaders? Link in bio to 👂
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New ep with Dr Jenny Kidd and Dr Eva Nieto MacAvoy from the University of Cardiff. They’ve written about the impact of platforms like DeepNostalgia or DeepStory on how people relate to their family history. We learn about the +/- of algorithm-powered nostalgia.

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Another year, another strike. We return to the topic as SAG AFTRA is leading what may become the longest strike in the history of the union. We speak to Tim Friedlander. President of NAVA, the National Association of Voice Actors. Click link in bio to listen

The use of AI to enhance actors' accents The Brutalist  has made headlines. The response may be less about the use of AI and more about the transparency of where and how it is used. Sociologist Dr Jenn Chubb and Law Professor Dr Peter Harrison join us to discuss. 🔗 in bio to 🎧

Season 2. Ep7. We double down on the joys of Tax. Specifically,tax relief in film productions. Why? Because Labour recently introduced new rules that mean AI-related costs are subject to tax relief. With Sam Radcliffe
Entertainment & Media Rights exec, producer and entrepreneur. 🔗 in bio to hear

“What we need is the government to incentivise generative AI models that source legally and ethically compliant data."
- Equity's Liam Budd at today's CMS committee on impact of AI.

UK law is failing to protect performers' rights when it comes to AI.

We need change now.

Latest ep asks what happening on AI in Germany and more broadly in Europe for performers. We speak to Patric Messe , the man in the know. Listen and subscribe to the LHV Poscast here: www.buzzsprout.com/2240679/epis...

Here is a good appraisal of the current political situation re AI in the US and UK, by Dr Andres Guadamez, former LHV guest, and a leading expert in the field - also the Editor in Chief of the Journal of World Intellectual Property.

Head up to Spanish and French voice actors working in the UK @equityuk.bsky.social

Hello. Nice to be here.
Season 2. Ep 2
Most discussions about AI start with topic of "data mining".
But how many of us are clear about what it is and how it works? And how can we be expected to care about something if we don't understand what it is?

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S2Ep3 Mathilde hijacks this episode with a question directed at co-hosts, Marcus and Annette. No warning. No prepping.
They hesitate, they prevaricate, they talk about moving to Alaska. But do they answer the question?
You’ll have to listen to find out. Click link in bio to listen

Well this looks a little more civil.