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Hi-Rez Studios, the people behind Paladins and Smite, have stated that they will be using AI to clone voices and refused to add in any words to contracts that would protect actors from it (twitter.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Twitter thread in the link
Henry Schrader:

So, to anyone who doesn't know, Hi-Rez Studios, the people behind Paladins and Smite, have stated that they will be using AI to clone voices and refused to add in any words to contracts that would protect actors from it. More info in the thread. Please share to other VAs.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

HiRez being scummy? Well I never, thats not like them at all....

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Tribes.. thats all I need to say

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the could release the best game ever made and I'd still avoid it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They are scammers who do not comply with the law, these unethical practices are minor things to them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

This is the most on-brand and least surprising post I’ve seen today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Cool. Now I really want to play Smite. If only it were available without DRM.

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

Is there a provision for paying the actor's family a performance fee each time he or she performs in a synthetic voice after his or her death?