cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40224994
I just found out that Embark used genAI to replace recalling it’s voice actors. And I am devastated. It was my GOTY and now I’m boycotting it. To the point that I decided to be vocal about it.
I don’t want any AI (not talking about machine learning for the way the Arcs move, I’m talking about the voice actors being replaced) in the work of art that I think are the video games I play.
To game developers: Stop using AI in your video games!
Je viens de découvrir que Embark a utilisé de l’IA générative pour remplacer ses acteurs. Et franchement je suis tellement déçu. C’était clairement mon GOTY, et maintenant je me retrouve à boycotter tout ça, au point de carrément en faire des posts pour toucher le plus de monde possible.
Je ne veux aucune IA (et attention, je ne parle pas du machine learning utilisé pour les déplacements des Arcs) dans les oeuvres d’art que je consomme.
Aux développeurs: Arrêtez d’utiliser de l’IA dans les jeux vidéos !
they aren’t “stealing” from actors, you twit. the voice actors were hired to make the “AI” voices. in reality it’s not even AI, it’s a text-to-speech system and voice modulator, for those who want to use the raider voice for VOIP because they don’t want people hearing their voice. like women, for example, who don’t want to be harassed by incels for daring to play an FPS. and for disabled people who can’t use their own voice. idk you hate accessibility features, but you should maybe take a hard look on why you think life should be harder for people just to fit your own twisted morality.
First, please stay civil. I didn’t insult you. Don’t insult me.
Secondly I mark the difference between the accessibility feature of voice changer and the voice lines that could have been 100% recorded by a professional voice actor to begin with.
Because in the second case, this is just cost-cutting in order to maximise profit on the back of voice actors imho.
Marketing this as “text-to-speech” is oversimplyfying at best, dishonest at worst. People need to work, we can’t blame the voice actors. But in the end they still are working against themselves/their peers by allowing corporations/studios to copy their unique features to prevent working with them in the future.
I’m glad we’ll always have liberals to tell us what we should be outraged about. instead of asking those VA whether or not they’re offended by what they agreed to, you’ve stolen their voice and declared yourself the arbiter of what they should feel. you’ve decided your opinion is more important than theirs. what sort of narcissistic outrage farming junkie does that? where do you get off, stealing the voice from others who can speak for themselves?
As much as I agree with your argument over OP’s, the unnecessary name calling has reduced it to nothing more than a tantrum.
you sound 900 years old
it looks like you’re saying I sound mature and wise, so thank you!
more like if lead could type.
I’d say you need to work on your insults, but judging from your post history, you’ve already peaked in that regard.
go back as far as you need to, you might learn something.
I doubt that.
Zing!
(I’m writing that down for future use - hope that’s ok)
it is. copyright is capitalist bullshit, you can copy anything anyone says because they can’t own ideas.