Anger from voice actors as NSFW mods use AI deepfakes to replicate their voices: 'This is NOT okay'
Skyrim VAs are speaking out about the spread of pornographic AI mods.
Skyrim VAs are speaking out about the spread of pornographic AI mods.
The technology being what it is, there’s bound to be abuse :( Waiting for practical applications.
what people do on their own computer is
1 their own business
2 not regulatable
That stops being valid when they start distributing said mods to other people though. That's just stealing the likeness from people who rely on said likenesses for their income which is pretty scummy and not okay. I don't know what the right way to approach this is, but replicating voice actor's voices without their consent isn't it.
I get being upset about it being used for porn, but I hope this doesn't result in modders being banned from creating characters with AI voices. Imagine the story mods people could make without having to spend the big bucks on voice actors. Just type the script in and let the computer go to town.
The issue really shouldn't be about the porn aspect of it, it's the fact that voice actors are basically having their likeness used without their consent, which for an average person is creepy and not cool but for them that likeness is also their means of income. AI is an awesome tool, but using it to mimic specific people without their consent is not okay.
