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Video game actors speak out after union announces AI voice deal (www.videogameschronicle.com)

submitted 8 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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According to SAG AFTRA, the deal will “enable Replica to engage SAG-AFTRA members under a fair, ethical agreement to safely create and license a digital replica of their voice. Licensed voices can be used in video game development and other interactive media projects from pre-production to final release.”

The deal reportedly includes minimum terms and the requirement for performers’ consent to use their voice for AI.

However, several prominent video game voice actors were quick to respond on X, specifically to a portion of the statement which claims the deal was approved by “affected members of the union’s voiceover performer community.”

Apex Legends voice actor Erika Ishii wrote: “Approved by… WHO exactly?? Was any one of the ‘affected members’ who signed off on this a working voice actor?”

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[-] HandBreadedTools@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I have. If you think those are perfect replicas then I have a bridge to sell you. Go listen to them again, they're close-ish but there is always something a little off that sticks out when listening to it.

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago

If I have to listen close-ish then they don't stick out or they do very little so sounds good enough to me. Let again we don't need exact replicas for gaming.

Plus probably lot of usage would be to pregenerate stuff not realtime so they can fix specific cases where it sounds weird by editing or similar.