on September the 13th. program from the voice of America. I'm Brian Lynn.

And I'm Katie Weaver. This program is aimed at English learners.

So we speak slowly and we use words and phrases

especially written for people learning English.

Coming up, Andrew Smith presents Ask a Teacher.

We also have words and their stories from Anna Mateo and we close the show with an American story.

But first,

During his more than 60-year acting career,

James Earl Jones's voice became a star of its own.

Jones died this week at the age of 93.

One of Jones's career decisions continues to be an issue of debate.

His permission to let artificial intelligence, AI, reproduce his performances as Darth Vader for the 2022 show, Obie 1 Canobe. The show appears on the streaming service Disney Plus. The voice of actor Mark Hamill was also deaged using respeacher.

Hamill played Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars movie. His AI manufactured voice was used in the series

television show The Mandalorian.

Disney Plus launched the show in 2019.

Voice actors say they fear AI could reduce the number of jobs because the technology can reproduce one performance into many. The concern led American unionized video game

performers to go on strike in July.

For some observers, Jones's decision to permit AI to reproduce his voice

raises questions about voice acting as an art.

But the decision could also help develop AI agreements

that fairly pay actors for AI-based performances.

Zeke Alton is a voice actor

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