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Over 30 Apex Legends voice actors refuse to sign an agreement that would see them 'give up our expertise to train the generative AI that will replace us tomorrow' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think it is wrong, but this is inevitable.

The next time they hire actors they will just require them to train the AI as well. Voice actors will in a huge part die out. There will be some, but far less. Even A-list celebrities will in the future have to give the companies their likeness and their voice. So that companies can provide dubbing for other languages, make toys etc.

Not the A-list celebrities we have now necessarily, but the coming generations. I can't see a situation in which everyone have a united front and won't take the money

Edit: I realized this is a bit defeatist. A solution would be unions, I should have mentioned that