Polish video game developer CD Projekt said it used artificial intelligence technology to recreate the late actor’s voice in its latest version.
The voice of the late famous Polish voice actor Miłogost Reczek (who died in 2021) was reproduced by an artificial intelligence algorithm for the Polish version phantom freedoma new extension for CD Projekt Cyberpunk 2077. The company said in a statement to Bloomberg that it had the permission of Ryzek’s family to do so and had considered replacing him in the expansion and re-recording his lines from the original game, but ultimately decided not to do so.
“We don’t like this approach,” CD Projekt localization director Mikołaj Szwed said in a statement, because Reczek “is one of Poland’s best voice talents” and his performance as the doctor Viktor Vektor in the game is “excellent” .
Instead, CD Projekt hired a different voice actor to perform new lines for the character and then used a software called represent Create an algorithm that changes dialogue to sound like Reczek. “This way we can preserve his presence in the game and pay homage to his incredible performance as Viktor Vektor,” Szwed said.
Szwed also said Reczek’s sons were “very supportive.”
The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence, which can generate text, images and speech based on prompts, has raised the following ethical and practical issues: Its use in creative work The entire entertainment industry.Star Wars and other movie series Technology has been used to replace dead actors such as Carrie Fisher and Peter Cushing, and the use of artificial intelligence has been a sticking point in this year’s writers’ and actors’ strikes.
Last month, video game voice actors Authorize strike That comes before negotiating with gaming companies on a variety of topics, including using artificial intelligence to recreate their titles without permission. “Unregulated use of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to anyone who makes a living from sound, image or performance,” union leader Ray Rodriguez said.
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