In a shocking turn of events, it’s been revealed that the child actors who lend their adorable voices to the hit animated TV series Peppa Pig are being asked to sign over their voiceover work to AI for “commercial assets within their franchise” 🤑. Because, you know, what’s a childhood without selling your soul to a faceless corporation? 🤣. Hasbro, the company behind the Peppa Pig brand, is reportedly requiring the young stars to sign over their voices to AI as part of their contract 📝. Because who needs human emotions and authenticity when you can have robot voices, am I right? 🤖.
According to Deadline, this clause could give Hasbro the power to clone the child actors’ voices and use them for promotional purposes… forever 💀. Like, imagine being a 10-year-old and knowing that your voice will be used to sell merch and ads for the rest of eternity 🤑. It’s like, hey kids, you can be a part of our soulless machine and make us money forever! 🎉. The Agents of Young Performers Association (AYPA) is not having it, though, and has organized an open letter signed by almost 1,000 industry professionals pushing back against these creepy AI terms 🚫.
The letter reads, “Where the performer is a child, consent must be treated with the greatest of care. Children cannot provide fully informed legal consent and a parent or guardian’s approval should never be used as a blanket license to capture, clone, train, or reuse a child’s voice indefinitely” 🙅♂️. Yeah, no kidding! It’s like, come on, Hasbro, don’t be a bunch of robot overlords 🤖. The AYPA is calling for all agreements involving a child’s voice to be fully exempt from AI usage 🚫. Because, you know, kids should be able to have a say in what happens to their own voices 🗣️.
Hasbro, of course, is all like, “Oh, we care about child performers, we swear!” 🙏. But, like, actions speak louder than words, right? 🤷♀️. The company said in a statement, “The protection of child performers is core to who Hasbro is” and “part of our DNA” 🧬. Sure, sure, Hasbro, and I’m the Queen of England 👑. Meanwhile, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are over here like, “Hey, AI voiceover clauses are the future, man!” 🚀. Because who needs human talent when you can have robots, am I right? 🤖.
Some contracts even have language that allows production companies to sell or license a voice actor’s data to third parties without paying royalties or obtaining consent 🤑. Like, what even is that? 🤯. It’s like, hello, you’re a human being, not a product to be bought and sold 🚫. Potential protections against AI voiceover clauses include prohibition on learning model training, usage term limits for agreed-upon AI jobs, and explicit project limits 📝. But, like, let’s be real, who needs protections when you have robots and AI, am I right? 🤖.
In other news, Disney is producing a Home Alone starring Mickey Mouse 🐭. Because, you know, what’s more nostalgic than a mouse in a yellow hat? 🎉. And, of course, we have to ask, what’s next? Will they be replacing all human actors with AI robots? 🤖. Stay tuned, folks, it’s going to be a wild ride 🎠! 🎢. Nostalgic movies from our childhoods that are actually bad? 🤣. Who needs quality when you can have AI-generated content, am I right? 🤖. 👀💭
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