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CD Projekt Red used AI voice technology to retouch recordings of Jacek Rozenek, the Polish voice of Geralt in The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past. The studio says it had his approval, and the work aimed to bring his voice closer to its sound in the original game.
Why it mattersGamesRadar reports that Rozenek’s voice changed after he recovered from a stroke. CD Projekt Red supplied Respeecher with lines he had recorded for The Witcher 3 to train a model; the studio says its contracts require consent for AI work and calls this a special case. A useful example of AI voice restoration, then, but one whose ethical case rests on permission and the circumstances involved.
Discuss: Should game studios use voice AI only with an actor’s explicit consent, or are there cases where the answer should still be no?
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