It’s a deal that might provide a license to kill.
British actress Judy Dench, who plays “M” in several titles of the “James Bond” franchise, raspy-voiced actor Awkwafina and baritone comedian Keegan-Michael Key could make big bucks in artificial intelligence deals with Meta Platforms.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is offering tens of millions of dollars to record and use the celebrities’ voices for AI projects, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
It’s not clear how Meta intends to make use of the voices.
The corporate recently abandoned its AI-powered celebrity chatbots — with images of star-powered influencers like Tom Brady and Paris Hilton — because the tech tool failed to achieve traction with the general public within the yr since its high-profile launch.
Meta — which got here under fire this week after its AI-trained software generated inaccurate statements in regards to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump — desires to seal the newest deals ASAP so it has time develop a collection of AI tools it may well showcase at the corporate’s technology Connect 2024 event in September.
But negotiations between Meta and a few talent representatives have been strained over the terms of use for the actors’ voices.
The tech giant plans to spend at the very least $37-$40 billion in 2024 capital expenditures, up from a previous range of $35-$40 billion, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said in the corporate’s second-quarter earnings call.
That sum includes the investment in AI research and product development efforts, he said.
It’s a deal that might provide a license to kill.
British actress Judy Dench, who plays “M” in several titles of the “James Bond” franchise, raspy-voiced actor Awkwafina and baritone comedian Keegan-Michael Key could make big bucks in artificial intelligence deals with Meta Platforms.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is offering tens of millions of dollars to record and use the celebrities’ voices for AI projects, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
It’s not clear how Meta intends to make use of the voices.
The corporate recently abandoned its AI-powered celebrity chatbots — with images of star-powered influencers like Tom Brady and Paris Hilton — because the tech tool failed to achieve traction with the general public within the yr since its high-profile launch.
Meta — which got here under fire this week after its AI-trained software generated inaccurate statements in regards to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump — desires to seal the newest deals ASAP so it has time develop a collection of AI tools it may well showcase at the corporate’s technology Connect 2024 event in September.
But negotiations between Meta and a few talent representatives have been strained over the terms of use for the actors’ voices.
The tech giant plans to spend at the very least $37-$40 billion in 2024 capital expenditures, up from a previous range of $35-$40 billion, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said in the corporate’s second-quarter earnings call.
That sum includes the investment in AI research and product development efforts, he said.
