{"id":471880,"date":"2026-02-16T11:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/471880\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:42:15","slug":"the-simpsons-bart-voice-actress-doesnt-want-ai-to-replace-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/471880\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Simpsons&#8217; Bart Voice Actress Doesn&#8217;t Want AI To Replace Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter 800 episodes, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-simpsons\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-simpsons\" data-tag=\"the-simpsons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Simpsons<\/a>\u2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nancy-cartwright\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nancy-cartwright\" data-tag=\"nancy-cartwright\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nancy Cartwright<\/a> has little confidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" id=\"auto-tag_artificial-intelligence\" data-tag=\"artificial-intelligence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence<\/a> could do her job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe voice actress, who has played Bart Simpson on the long-running Fox animated comedy since its 1989 debut, recently explained why she doesn\u2019t want to be replaced by generative <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ai\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ai\" data-tag=\"ai\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI<\/a> when it comes time to retire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI think I would choose a successor [instead of AI], and I\u2019ll tell you why \u2014 because AI has no heart and I think that\u2019s a missing ingredient,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/actor-who-voices-bart-simpson-shared-her-thoughts-on-ai-replacement-exclusive-11903208?taid=69921c64caae220001a909b0&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/the-simpsons-showrunner-never-series-finale-1236719513\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771242135_227_TCDSIMP_FE391.jpg\" alt=\"'The Simpsons'\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/matt-groening-on-the-simpsons-success-and-motivations-1236429229\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/54468824328_f2bb3f4277_o_09665f.jpg\" alt=\"The Simpsons\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201c[AI] might sound pretty close to Nancy Cartwright, but I got passion,\u201d added Cartwright. \u201cWe\u2019re spiritual beings, we can emote passion and uplift people and stuff. And I don\u2019t know that a computer can do something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFollowing parent company Disney\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/12\/disney-openai-deal-sora-1236645728\/\">$1B deal with OpenAI generative AI app Sora<\/a>, the Mouse House has been <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/disney-bytedance-cease-and-desist-letter-seedance-ai-video-1236719549\/\">very litigious<\/a> with other companies peddling pirated AI versions of its vast catalog of copyrighted characters.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/54468824328_f2bb3f4277_o_09665f.jpg\" alt=\"The Simpsons\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"574\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\u2018The Simpsons\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisney<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCreated by Matt Groening in 1987 as series of animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, the dysfunctional family got its own Fox animated series, currently in its 37th season after premiering Dec. 17, 1989. The 800th episode, \u2018Irrational Treasure\u2019, airs Sunday at 8pm ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Simpsons has been <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/11\/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-american-dad-family-guy-1236614197\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">preparing for its milestone 800th episode<\/a>, as Disney+ has given the show its own <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/11\/the-simpsons-disney-plus-dedicated-channel-1236623930\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">dedicated channel<\/a>, in addition to a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/simpsons-new-movie-release-date-marvel-1236565221\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">new movie<\/a> debuting in theaters on July 23, 2027.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 800 episodes, The Simpsons\u2018 Nancy Cartwright has little confidence that artificial intelligence could do her job. 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