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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Used AI For A Dead Voice Actor’s Performance, With Permission (www.forbes.com)
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There are uses of AI that are proving to be more than black and white. While voice actors, have protested their performances being fed into AI against their will, we are now seeing an example of this being done, with permission, in a very unique case.

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[–] 59 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

With permission from the family. Not the owner of the voice, who can't speak for themselves anymore, obviously.

Whilst I think most people feel like this is the one exceptional case where we will be okay with this, I feel like every exec is seeing it, and the community reaction to it, and saying, "So it is possible".

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    And we get into why everyone is striking. We're all okay for normal use cases like this, but execs are like "we'll pay you for 3 hours of work, then build a model and then do 180 hours of voice from that model. And you'll say thank you for the opportunity"

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I wouldn't want my family to make decisions for me after I die, and I think that's even more true for actors.

    "Can we use your grandpa's voice?"

    "No."

    "For fifty bucks?"

    "Sure, take it"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    I feel like that answer is for you and you alone, and not for actors in general. Personally I don't really see why I would be worried about this after I die (after all, I'm dead ), and if it helps my family a bit then it'd probably just make me rest easier if anything.

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