<p>This paper critically explores the philosophical and linguistic challenges posed by AI-mediated synthetic voices, focusing on how these technologies disrupt established notions of agency, authenticity, and ethical responsibility. Through the analysis of three emblematic cases: Val Kilmer’s synthetic voice, Replica grief bots, and the AI-generated archival voice of Subhas Chandra Bose, this study interrogates the ontological, discursive, and ethical implications of posthuman speech. Drawing on frameworks of hauntology, Butler’s performativity, and Foucauldian discourse analysis, the research reveals that agency in digital vocality is fundamentally redistributed among human, machinic, and institutional actors, resulting in ambiguous authorship and the need for new legal and ethical paradigms. Authenticity is shown to be a relational and performative construct, shaped by affective semiotics and multimodal cues rather than biological origin. Through case studies, it demonstrates how Synthetic voices often create what can be termed as hauntological presences, as manifestations of entities that exist in the liminal spaces between life and death, or authenticity and simulation. This research introduces a practical model, the Posthuman Voice Matrix, which orients the ethical management of AI-synthesized voices. The study’s findings augment continuing dialogues within the philosophy of technology. Synthetic voices exist not simply as technical artifacts but represent dynamic locales wherein personhood, memory, and justice get negotiated in the digital age.</p>

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Synthetic voice and the philosophy of agency, authenticity, and ethics in AI-mediated speech

  • Muskaan Muskaan

摘要

This paper critically explores the philosophical and linguistic challenges posed by AI-mediated synthetic voices, focusing on how these technologies disrupt established notions of agency, authenticity, and ethical responsibility. Through the analysis of three emblematic cases: Val Kilmer’s synthetic voice, Replica grief bots, and the AI-generated archival voice of Subhas Chandra Bose, this study interrogates the ontological, discursive, and ethical implications of posthuman speech. Drawing on frameworks of hauntology, Butler’s performativity, and Foucauldian discourse analysis, the research reveals that agency in digital vocality is fundamentally redistributed among human, machinic, and institutional actors, resulting in ambiguous authorship and the need for new legal and ethical paradigms. Authenticity is shown to be a relational and performative construct, shaped by affective semiotics and multimodal cues rather than biological origin. Through case studies, it demonstrates how Synthetic voices often create what can be termed as hauntological presences, as manifestations of entities that exist in the liminal spaces between life and death, or authenticity and simulation. This research introduces a practical model, the Posthuman Voice Matrix, which orients the ethical management of AI-synthesized voices. The study’s findings augment continuing dialogues within the philosophy of technology. Synthetic voices exist not simply as technical artifacts but represent dynamic locales wherein personhood, memory, and justice get negotiated in the digital age.