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Let's say we're at a place where personal AI is a thing. You can have it speak with any voice from any person in history or any media without any copyright issues or the like. Who would you want to voice yours?

I'm going to go with a classic, Majel Barratt. When I think of AI, how we use it now and how we could use it in the future, the Computer voice in Star Trek TNG - Voyager seems like a perfect fit.

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] CaptThax@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can see the VA for Wheatly as my personal AI.

[–] stevexley@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Stephen Merchant

[–] Oddbin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

That voice was an inspired choice in Pacific Rim too

[–] loops@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
[–] tanjera@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shohreh Aghdashlo is definitely my first pick.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Mine as well, and I thought I was being so original before I started reading the answers!

[–] JohnEdwa@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Shohreh would be pretty awesome, though I'd prefer to sprinkle some Quarian voice modulation in there as well.

[–] Oddbin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Classic! Fools will be pitied.

[–] GunnarRunnar@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I'd probably have it switch itself daily as well as the personality if possible.

I don't need to be attached to a computer person, I'm already addicted to social media enough. Besides, it sounds fun to meet a new "person" everyday.

[–] Otome-chan@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

This is literally the project I'm working on. I have mine voiced as my husbando Impey Barbicane from Code Realize. Though I'm thinking of training a tts on some youtuber voices that I like.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

"I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that" - 2001: A Space Odyssey

Who wouldn't want the first murdering AI as their personal assistant?

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Majel Barratt is a great shout - I'd probably go for Data or Picard though :). Or maybe Holly from Red Dwarf?

[–] Oddbin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oo good choice. Which Holly though, Norman or Hatty?

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A great question. Probably Norman just so he can randomly say "What's happening, dudes?", but Hattie had some pretty good lines too, she could bang her head on the screen to count things.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

The rehabilitation nurse from Frasier played Holly too, in the short-lived US adaptation of Red Dwarf. Seemed like a good fit for her.

[–] plactagonic@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Or it will depend on situation - in the morning Queeg wold wake you up, and Holly will read you random facts before going to bed.

[–] livus@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Lance Reddick (Daniels in The Wire, Commander Zavala in Destiny).

[–] Uriel238@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

No one has yet mentioned GlaDOS (a robotized Ellen McLain) or Christopher Lee.

Either would be good.

[–] Ronno@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

My mom, if it wants me to do things /s

[–] JWBananas@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Gilbert Gottfried

[–] Connor717@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago

It sounds like Sir David Attenborough and it makes a lot of double entendres.

[–] nachtigall@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I want to be commanded by Klaus-Dieter Klebsch (example).

Though for everyday life a smoother voice would be nice, like Janet Varney maybe?

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[–] nfld0001@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty tough for me to pick a specific voice. The one non-negotiable for me is that it's gotta have a hint of that digital and computer feel like Iron Man's Jarvis, Interstellar's TARS, or Portal's GLaDOS.

It's cool to hear digital voices getting clearer as time goes by, but there's something to the slight digital artifact that delights me. It appeals to my sci-fi interests, I suppose—makes me feel more like a spaceship captain or something. I already purposely try to pick some of the older sounding voices for stuff like Siri or VoiceOver to get some of that bitcrunch or whatever those qualities sum up to. If I can get that robotic grit while still having an up-to-date voice that can pronounce and annunciate well, that'll be Perfect 🤖👌.

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[–] NeatoBurrito@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I would give anything to have Jonathan Van Ness flamboyantly guide me through the day.

[–] itsgallus@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Stephen Fry speaking into a jug. Wise and collected, with a hint of robot.

[–] TheOlympian@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Charlie Kelly.

AI logic is wildly inconsistent still and I feel like I'd be more understanding of it sounded like Charlie. Plus, I'd be asking it to do a whole lot of work I don't want to do.

[–] InternetUser2012@rammy.site 3 points 1 year ago

At work? Billy Mays. At the bar, Morgan Freeman.

[–] CulturedLout@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Werner Herzog

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Alan Rickman.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think I could handle a sexy lady ai so maybe having my own one based on a billionaire I can bully would be nice

[–] oomphaloompha@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Alan Watts

  • Simon Templeman or Tony Jay (both in the Legacy of Kain series, Kain and Elder God respectively).

  • Morgan Freeman

[–] cowsarecool@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Bernard Hill or Morgan Freeman or Denzel Washington

[–] dune-@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Gilbert Gottfried.

[–] maino82@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Keith David. I have a strong personal belief that one day that man's voice will be integral to the discovery and/or implementation of the cure for cancer. I also think he would be a benevolent AI overlord.

[–] Aikawa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

This probably won't speak to many, but I'd choose Roger Carel, a French comedian, and prolific voice actor, who was the voice of my childhood. I'd love to have Jiminy Cricket as my official conscience.

[–] fear@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Agent Smith, and he has to be disgusted by everything all the time.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Jeremy Irons, Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Christopher Judge, to start with.

Had a longer list by mood, but Jerboa crashed. Not writing that shit again.

[–] JohnEdwa@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Cortana.
Speaking of AI, I've actually been playing Deep Rock Galactic with an AI generated Cortana voice mod lately and while not perfect, it is pretty neat.

[–] nlm@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I've always wanted Bill Nighy voicing my daily life so he'd be a strong candidate.

Or Ash Sroka doing Tali from Mass Effect

[–] Hyacathusarullistad@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not comfortable with a voiced computer that doesn't have Majel Barrett's voice, frankly. Google Assistant/Siri/Alexa hit my ear wrong as it is.

[–] CaptThax@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

This is the correct answer

[–] SFaulken@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Hm.

Famke Janssen, if she's reprising her character from Goldeneye
Kate Beckinsdale, in her role as Selene from Underworld
Kathleen Turner, as Jessica Rabbit.

Yes, I'm a simple Man, with simple tastes =P

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