CD Projekt RED announced that it reused the voice of a deceased voice actor with artificial intelligence in Cyberpunk 2077. The voice of Milogost Reczek, who dubbed Viktor Vektor into Polish and died in 2021, was used in Phantom Liberty with the permission of his family.
Constantly developing artificial intelligence technologies now appear in every aspect of our lives. We can also use these technologies when creating videos, images and sounds that are difficult to tell whether they are real or fake. Gaming giant today at CD Projekt REDA statement from n reveals that this kind of approach is taken in Cyberpunk 2077.
According to the statement, the developers have recently released In DLC Phantom Liberty He created the voice of a character with artificial intelligence. However, what makes this situation interesting is not the use of artificial intelligence. Company, Milogost Reczek, who previously took part in the play but died in 2021 He used artificial intelligence to reuse the voice of a voice actor named.
The voice of Milogost Reczek, who played the character of Viktor Vektor, was imitated with artificial intelligence and used in the game, with the permission of his family.
Polish voice actor Milogost Reczek, who also appeared in The Witcher games, appears in the Polish dubbed version of Cyberpunk 2077. doctor character Viktor Vektor It was life-giving. Reczek voiced this character in the original game, but he passed away in 2021 before he could reprise his role for the Phantom Liberty DLC.
CD Projekt RED also did not want to change Reczek’s voice because it was “perfect for the role” and turned to artificial intelligence. The gaming giant then contacted Reczek’s family and requested the use of the audio. took leave. Next, the Kiev-based initiative Respeecher He turned to voice cloning technology provided by.
Mikolaj Szwed, the localization manager of the game, stated that Reczek’s sons gave great support and helped them move the project forward. Szwed and his team worked with another artist named Janusz Zadura, who tried to imitate the voice actor’s speaking style. The lines recorded by this artist were also made similar to Reczek’s voice with the help of artificial intelligence.
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This is not the first time we see the use of artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry. People who lost their lives in many movies and TV series have been brought back before. For example, Respeecher’s technology was used for the voice of young Luke Skywalker in the second season of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian. This is also how James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice was created in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Although this development is seen as a tribute to Reczek, it your worries It is also an indication that it is correct. Many artists were afraid that their voices or images might be used in the future and they would lose their jobs. There was even a strike in Hollywood that went on for months for this reason and caused many productions to stop. It is a matter of great curiosity what precautions will be taken in this regard.