Gregory's Server
They stole my voice with AI
Elecrow—an electronics company that makes Pi and ESP accessories—used an AI voice for multiple tutorial series which sounds _almost exactly_ like me.
I never consented to have my voice used to promote Elecrow's products.
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We have full 2-way interaction now happening between @index and Mastodon / Threads / pretty much anything else that has ActivityPub. This is so cool. Peaches (the cat) for #Caturday. 📷 Pentax KX #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #CatsOfMastodon I don't think people fully grasp just how expensive this AI nonsense is. Each simple Chat-GPT inquiry uses on average a half liter of water and 0.14 kWh. If one of ten Americans make a weekly inquiry, that's enough water to cover Rhode Island's consumption for a day and a half, and enough electricity to power DC for 20 days.
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 @LhasaCM As I understand it, the water issue is, in theory, resolvable with closed systems. But to do so requires a rebuild of existing infrastructure which has not treated the issue seriously beforehand. Which means more churn. The energy issue, however, is both chronic and acute https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/113174960535561822  @LhasaCM This is important, but maybe pick a different example for the last part. Rhode Island is the tiniest of states and would lose that title if DC got admitted. 
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I'm beech body ready! - my feet stand firm on the ground - roots emerge from my toes and burrow deep into the soil and rock, tapping into the wellsprings of the world - branches erupt from my body, as twigs and leaves shoot from my fingertips - a majestic canopy sprouts from my head, soaring high above the forest and glorifying the sun above - my skin morphs into bark, with only knots and swirls hinting at where my face once was - my name passes out of memory   I printed and framed two photographs on my parents’ request. Digitally printed from 35mm Fuji Superia X-tra 400 film on Hahnemühle Museum Etching paper.  Those are probably A3 European paper size. If you don't mind me asking what brand was the machine that digitally printed that and did they guarantee the colors for a period of time? all these software people obsessed with “shipping” and “deliverables” and “package managers” should consider the possibility that postal work might be their true calling
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@chrisamaphone flora is unironically looking into if she may switch to logistics instead of doing software dev     @JenMsft  Honestly, if generative AI is already cringe, I can't wait to see what it does once it's been trained on LinkedIn content Near water • 2023 Fed 5 • Svema/Astrum 200 #filmphotography #bwphoto #analogphotography #35mm #film #svema #oldcamera #astrum #rodinal Whenever some reply guy gives me his tedious opinion, I say "Whoa! That's interesting. Tell me more?" Then I mute them. Some of them carry on replying for months. I like to think it stops them bothering others.  @fesshole gasping from the lack of petty divorces and coprophiles in this conveyed fess 👍🏻
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@sundogplanets I copied the link to your post and posting a link on other socials to bring more attention to the issue. 
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@Vivaldi The argument that Vivaldi is closed and therefore not trustworthy is understandable. But... The argument that it is not because it is based on Chromium is childish, too idealistic. Projects like Ungoogled Chromium, Bromite, Cromite, have shown that a freer Chromium is possible. Child idealism does nothing for a better Internet, only hinders good projects to progress New #DevinTownsend single from #PowerNerd is out now.
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@Gargron Yay! Heavy Devy did it again! - A track has reached me when I immediately hit the play button again. Honey I Scaled the Kids Back to Regular Size But There Are a Lot of Antialiasing Artifacts |
@geerlingguy I’m pretty sure this is the YouTuber equivalent of a Weird Al parody—a sign you’ve made it—except there’s nothing to laugh about.
Bummed you’re dealing with this.
@geerlingguy I wrote this story in 2011. http://www.gregstolze.com/fiction_library/EmilySpeaks.PDF
Update: The CEO of Elecrow responded to my email about the unauthorized voice cloning early this morning.
I will be posting a video with more details and my reaction either tomorrow or Wednesday, but here's a snippet of the email.