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Avast, me hearties! Forget that fair wench Scarlett! Meta's tossin' gold doubloons for Hollywood voices to outsmart Siri! Arrr!

2024-08-05

Arrr, me hearties! Meta be hankerin' fer the dulcet tones of famous scallywags fer their future magic contraptions! They be ready to cough up doubloons fer a slice o' that sweet celebrity pie! Aye, the treasure hunt be on, savvy?

Ahoy, mateys! Gather ye round and lend an ear to this swashbucklin' tale of Meta, the tech behemoth, seekin' the dulcet tones of famed landlubbers to breathe life into their AI contraptions! Aye, they be offerin’ piles of doubloons to the likes of Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, and even Judi Dench, lookin' to snag their voices for future projects, all before their grand Connect 2024 shindig.

Yet, lo and behold! Scarlett Johansson be conspicuous by her absence, likely due to some recent squall with OpenAI over their voice shenanigans. Aye, her name be mud 'round these tech waters! Meta's previous foray into celebrity chatbots was met with a lukewarm reception, with their star-studded personas like Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton barely makin' waves!

What be the treasure they seek with these voices? It’s shrouded in mystery, but one thing be clear: the seas be rough when it comes to contracts. Celebrities be wantin' their terms locked tighter than a clam's shell! And as the tides of AI rise, so do the fears of actors and writers, who just weathered some fierce storms of their own with recent strikes.

In this grand adventure, Meta ain't alone, with Google chartin' similar waters. But beware, ye tech scallywags! The treasure of celebrity voices be a fickle bounty, as past attempts by Amazon prove that the winds of fortune can shift quicker than a ship in a storm! Arrr!

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