Marvels Spider-Man star Yuri Lowenthal says AI voice impersonation is terrifying

Date:
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:35:27 +0000

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Yuri Lowenthal, Peter Parker's actor in the Marvel's Spider-Man games, has spoken out about the use of AI to impersonate voices.

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Yuri Lowenthal, the voice and motion capture actor for Peter Parker in the Marvels Spider-Man games, has spoken out about the use of AI to impersonate voices and says that its something everyone should be concerned about.

Recently, the internet has seen a surge of AI-generated content, including audio impersonations of voice actors 'saying' or 'singing' things theyve
never actually done out loud. In a new interview with TRG , we asked
Lowenthal his thoughts on the matter, and he tells us that its terrifying.

Many people dont quite understand how strongly consent plays into this, but
Id argue that the majority of fans do understand and respect that, Lowenthal says. It seems simple to me. How would YOU feel to be impersonated? To be
made to say things in public that you had never said nor would ever say? To not have control over your own voice? Its terrifying. Everyone should be concerned.

He continues: Theres still the misguided perception that all actors are fabulously wealthy and shouldnt be complaining. Theyre focused on compensation, rather than consent, so they think, Hey, if Im not monetizing this, why is it a problem?

One prominent example of AI voice impersonation comes from earlier this year when an AI-generated video of Persona 5 s Futaba Sakura singing Welcome to
the Internet surfaced online. The video was created using voice actor Erica Lindbecks voice lines. Lindbeck asked for the video to be deleted, and while the creator complied, the voice actor still faced backlash online.

Lowenthal tells us: The tech is still so new and changing so fast, that
people have yet to wrap their heads around how big a problem this could become. Sure were in the news, but until it happens to them it may be hard to conceive.

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/playstation/marvels-spider-man-star-yuri-lowe nthal-says-ai-voice-impersonation-is-terrifying


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