Harvey Keitel Shooting Film Written by Wife Daphna Kastner, Calls Out ‘Danger’ of AI When Mentioning Michael Caine AI-Narrated ‘The Odyssey’ Audiobook

According to Variety, Harvey Keitel has weighed in on artificial intelligence from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where he's presenting a screening of Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" for the third time. The veteran actor is also in production on a new film written by his wife, Daphna Kastner. During his time at the festival, Keitel expressed concern about the dangers of AI, citing the example of Michael Caine's voice being used in an audiobook narrated by artificial intelligence—a version of 'The Odyssey' where Caine's voice was replicated without his direct involvement. The incident highlights growing concerns among actors about voice synthesis technology in entertainment.

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