Hi-Rez Studios backflips on AI voice acting plans after voice actors rally on social media Hi-Rez StudiosCreators of Paladins and Smite, Hi-Rez Studios have backed off from its AI voice acting plans after severe backlash arose on social media from players and voice actors alike. Artificial intelligence has become a hot topic on the internet of late. The improvements in technology have led AI to the forefront of the discourse on social media, with artists, voice actors, writers, and many more protesting against its usage. Now the creators of Paladins and Smite Hi-Rez Studios have caught flack on social media after a voice actor discovered plans to utilize AI in cloning actor voices. The post made by voice actor Henry Schrader caught so much attention that the studio\u2019s president Stewart Chisam took to Twitter to showcase an amended version of the rider for the contract. Hi-Rez Studios President removes AI clause from contract Chisam originally criticized the voice actor, calling them out and stating that they\u2019re \u201cfull of s***\u201d. The president pointed out a clause in the rider that reads: \u201cClient agrees not to use, or sublicense, the Performance to simulate Talent\u2019s voice or likeness to create any synthesized or \u201cdigital double\u201d voice or likeness of Talent.\u201d Eventually, VA Marin M. Miller joined the discussion, in which they alleged that Hi-Rez Studios had a clause that allowed them to simulate the actor\u2019s voice in the case of death or incapacity that leaves them unable to perform. With the post garnering such attention, Chisam defended the claims, stating that when they originally reviewed the rider, they believed that the death clause seemed reasonable. On top of that, Chisam stated the clause was one they \u201cdidn\u2019t really give a sh** about and the circumstances under which we\u2019d use it are incredibly narrow.\u201d Shortly after, Chisam reapproached the Twitter thread once more to reveal the new rider, which now states \u201cClient agrees not to use, or sublicense the Performance to simulate Talent\u2019s voice or likeness or to create any synthesized or \u2018digital double\u2019 voice or likeness of Talent.\u201d This is unlikely to be the last kerfuffle we encounter with the usage of artificial intelligence within the gaming space. As technology improves and continues to further enter the limelight, it\u2019s only a matter of time before a similar case like this pops up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi-Rez Studios backflips on AI voice acting plans after voice actors rally on social media Hi-Rez StudiosCreators of Paladins and Smite, Hi-Rez Studios have backed off from its AI voice acting plans after severe backlash arose on social media from players and voice actors alike. Artificial intelligence has become a hot topic on the internet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}