ElevenLabs is inking deals with celebrities to create AI-powered voice

ElevenLabs has struck a deal with the actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey The company announced this week that artificial intelligence will make their voices.

There’s a volatile relationship between Hollywood and AI, with AI and its guardrails — or lack thereof — being among the main concerns that led to the Hollywood strikes a few years ago. Since then, some artists have started to get excited about the idea of ​​artificial intelligence.

Last year, dead Announced that Meta A.I It will feature voice assistants that resemble the voice of actresses Kristen Bell and Judi Dench. With McConaughey, an investor in ElevenLabs, the company will translate his newsletter into Spanish audio using his AI-powered voice.

ElevenLabs also announced this week that it will launch a marketplace to allow brands to use AI-approved celebrity voices, which will include Caine and other names like Liza Minelli and Dr. Maya Angelou.

ElevenLabs is one of the most popular unicorn companies in the field of artificial intelligence He has supporters Including a16z and ICONIQ.