The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be changed by AI.

The 60 - who voices the similarity Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated funny series - feels ‘unfortunate’ at the believed his unique characters’ noises are quickly copied by expert system software application.

He composed in an op-ed for The New york city Times newspaper about it.

‘I envision that soon enough, expert system will be able to re-create the noises of the more than 100 voices I developed for characters on The Simpsons over almost four years,’ said Hank.

‘It makes me unfortunate to think of it. Not to mention, it appears simply plain wrong to steal my likeness or noise - or anyone else’s.

‘In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently disgruntled bartender.’

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be changed by AI. The 60-year-old star - who voices the likes of Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Moe Szyslak on the long-running animated funny series - feels ‘unfortunate’ at the believed his unique characters’ noises are easily copied by expert system software application, he told The New York Times. Seen in 2023

‘I picture that soon enough, expert system will have the ability to re-create the noises of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four years,’ said Hank. Photo of Homer Simpson

Azaria included: ‘He’s appeared in practically every episode of The Simpsons.

‘He’s been horrified, in love, hit in the head and, usually, in a state of bitter hatred. I have actually chuckled as Moe in dozens of ways by now. I have actually probably sighed as Moe 100 times,’ the actor continued.

‘In terms of training AI, that’s a lot to deal with.’

But Hank - who has also worked on animated shows including Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - believes that nevertheless accurately AI can imitate his voice, it will be doing not have in ‘humanness.’

That is since ‘our bodies and souls’ play a huge part in creating a character, added Hank.

He wrote: ‘I want to believe that no matter how much an AI version of Moe or Snake or Chief Wiggum will sound like my voice, something will still be missing - the humanness.

‘There’s a lot of who I am that enters into developing a voice. How can the computer conjure all that? …

‘In my case, AI could have access to 36 years of Moe, the permanently irritated bartender,’ added Hank. Pictured is Bart Simpson

But Hank - who has actually also worked on animated shows including Family Guy, Futurama, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Bordertown - thinks that nevertheless properly AI can mimic his voice, it will be doing not have in ‘humanness’