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Like others I played the Arc Raiders playtest, enjoyed it and was looking forward to the game only to discover they are using AI voices. Their reasoning was that they can "go from ideation to implemented voice work in hours not months" Thing is, that's not an AI issue, that's a pipeline problem...

You can create a pipeline where you have a roster of actors "on-call" who can turn round audio within 4 hours, this is not a difficult thing to achieve. AI is a choice and a different one could easily have been made that would keep it collaborative, ethical and in the spirit of creating art.

Most voice actors have home recording options these days. I built my home booth precisely so I could step in at a moment’s notice. No programming, instant feedback and direction.