United Kingdom, Feb. 7 -- 'The Simpsons' voice actor Hank Azaria fears he will be replaced 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 comedy series - feels "sad" at the thought his distinctive characters' sounds are easily copied by artificial intelligence software.

He wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times newspaper: "I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four decades.

"It makes me sad to think about it. Not to mention, it seems just plain wrong to steal my likeness or sound - or anyone else's.

"In my case, AI could hav...