Reflection
- A really interesting episode on ideas about creative ownership and AI, in reference to the voice of the actor who played Darth Vader
- He is deceased but gave his voice rights to a company that can continue to use it
- They talked about the pros and cons of ‘signing away’ your rights and in particular, how you can go on to have no control of how it is used
- They also talked about the benefits of the human behind the voice and how there is still a role for imperfection and nuance
- Likely to be an ongoing issue for the near future and has resonances with the use of visual images
Reference
The Artificial Human – Can AI Save Darth Vader? – BBC Sounds (2025) BBC. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027v0p.
