AI QUESTIONS
Ask YOURSELF this question BEFORE you audition or do ANY work that has an AI component:
“Is the compensation for this job enough to offset future lost work & income for the rest of my career?”
| Ask TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS these questions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTIONS TO ASK | WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? | HOW CAN IT BE USED? | |
| Will the voice be used to synthesize & create derivative works by the client? Will the voice be used to create derivative works by Third Parties? If so, will derivative works be broadcast, commercialized, or distributed? | Will new content be created with my voice by the client or someone else & will it be sold? If so, will I be compensated for that? | Standard TTS, creating digital voices & persons, visual multi-modal interaction, artificial intelligence, virtual reality or other real-life based animated images, webcasting, advertising, performance, broadcasting, news broadcasting, audio books, intelligent customer service, intelligent device interaction, we-media dubbing, etc (this list is endless but is a good start creating a list of types of derivative work). | |
| Will the voice be used to create, improve, or expand existing speech services models? | Will my voice be used to improve existing speech technologies separate from AI? | Speech recognition and generation including speech transcription (STT), text-to-speech, speech translation, enterprise office software, cloud-based neural networks & data analytics | |
| Is the technology custom and proprietary or is it using a pre-built platform as it's underlying technology? | Does the company have full control of the entire workflow chain so they can trace and monitor the audio supply chain from ingestion to output at all stages? | Avatars and digital replicas where a third-party may have the ability to access and use your audio files outside of the control of the client you are contracting with. | |
| Will the voice be synthesized and/or combined with other voices (derived voices) or will the voice be cloned in its current timbre? | Will the voice sound like me? Will a new voice be created from mine & other voices? | Standard TTS, creating digital voices & persons, visual multi-modal interaction, artificial intelligence, virtual reality or other real-life based animated images, webcasting, advertising, performance, broadcasting, news broadcasting, audio books, intelligent customer service, intelligent device interaction, we-media dubbing, etc | |
| Will this voice data be used to train AI? | Will my voice be improving future AI technology? | Machine learning, AI Training | |
| Will this voice data be used as the primary identity of the AI? | Will my voice be the primary voice of the AI & be represented as the AI? | AI Chatbot, customer service AI, etc. | |
| Are there functional limitations to this AI or is the AI non-generative? Ex; a recommendation engine, information kiosk, or other limited purpose? | Are there limits to what this AI can do & is there a specialty or specific use for this AI? | Multiple areas of customer service, chatbots, etc. | |
| Is the AI generative? | Can the AI create new content on its own when prompted, without limits? | Video games, chat bots, avatars, etc. | |
| Are these usage terms subject to change? | Can this agreement change at the client’s discretion? | If usage changes, can you renegotiate the contract. | |
| Does the artist have the right to revoke authorization? | Can I remove my voice from these technologies in the future or does the client own my voice without limitation? | If usage, content, generation scope changes, can the talent revoke the use of their voice and have it removed from all public and private databases and platforms. | |
| Ask INDIE CLIENTS these questions. | |||
| Is there any part of this project that is AI-generated? Scripts, digital assets, voice, music, etc? | |||
| Are there any elements of this project you plan to sell as NFTs? | |||
| Would you be open to signing a simple agreement or the NAVA AI Rider that states that my voice will not be cloned by AI or used to train AI? | |||