Michael Parkinson's son says new podcast using AI voice 'will not bring my father back'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe son of Sir Michael Parkinson has said a new podcast using artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the talk show host’s voice will not be “bringing my father back”.
Michael “Mike” Parkinson Jr, said his father, who died at the age of 88 last year, liked the idea of using technology to interview someone who had died.
An AI version of Sir Michael’s voice will appear in a new eight-part podcast series, Virtually Parkinson, which will launch later in the year.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB), he said: “Really, what this came from was, was an extension of the work I’ve done with my dad, which essentially is looking after the archive, giving it more life after he’s gone, and also just paying tribute to his legacy.” He continued: “I mean, he spent most of his time with me, looking at the archive, using the archive in various different ways.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
