The Real Reel Podcast

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This episode of The Real Reel podcast EXPOSES the uncomfortable truth about how AI is already impacting voice acting jobs, from animation to video games and commercial work. Hear firsthand from professional voice actor Shaun Brackett about lost gigs and the panic spreading through the whole voice acting industry. Finally learn what can aspiring and established voice actors do right now to future-proof their careers right now in midst of this problem. Don’t just listen—prepare! Let’s dive in!

Join us as we have a deep-dive discussion with president and co-founder of NAVA (National Association of Voice Actors), Tim Friedlander, about the solutions that are currently taking place to help the voice acting industry as it currently faces a threat against AI stealing the voice prints of voice actors.

Kevin Hussey is the founding Manager of JPL’s Visualization Technology Applications and Development Group. He has spent the majority of his 45-year career pioneering innovative tools and techniques to graphically represent virtually every type of data and abstract information used by NASA and Walt Disney Feature Animation. Currently, his focus is on assisting Caltech/KACST’s Earth scientists in visualizing their research results. The FBI, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Archives, and the Department of Defense have all consulted Kevin, who has managed teams of software developers, engineers, and artists to visualize everything from scanning electron microscopy and radio galaxies to earthquakes and Disney cartoon characters.