AI Used to Resurrect Video Game Voice Actor in ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Universe
variety.comJaden Thompson The Polish video game developer CD Projekt SA has used artificial intelligence to replicate the voice of the late Polish actor Miłogost Reczek, who died in 2021.
His voice will be simulated in “Phantom Liberty,” an extension of the dystopian video game series “Cyberpunk 2077.” Per Bloomberg, the company reached out to Reczek’s family, which gave permission to recreate his voice using AI.
CD Projekt contemplated finding a replacement for the late actor and re-recording his original lines, but ultimately chose to keep him involved in the franchise. “We didn’t like this approach,” CD Projekt localization director Mikołaj Szwed about using a new actor.
Szwed referred to him as “one of the best Polish voice talents” and praised his performance in the video game as “stellar.” The process of using AI to replicate Reczek’s voice involved hiring another actor to record his character’s lines, then using a Ukrainian voice-cloning software called Respeecher.
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