cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40224994

I just found out that Embark used genAI to replace recalling it’s voice actors. And I am devastated. It was my GOTY and now I’m boycotting it. To the point that I decided to be vocal about it.

I don’t want any AI (not talking about machine learning for the way the Arcs move, I’m talking about the voice actors being replaced) in the work of art that I think are the video games I play.

To game developers: Stop using AI in your video games!

Je viens de découvrir que Embark a utilisé de l’IA générative pour remplacer ses acteurs. Et franchement je suis tellement déçu. C’était clairement mon GOTY, et maintenant je me retrouve à boycotter tout ça, au point de carrément en faire des posts pour toucher le plus de monde possible.

Je ne veux aucune IA (et attention, je ne parle pas du machine learning utilisé pour les déplacements des Arcs) dans les oeuvres d’art que je consomme.

Aux développeurs: Arrêtez d’utiliser de l’IA dans les jeux vidéos !

  • Chef6652@lemmy.worldOP
    1010·
    17 days ago

    After nearly 60 hours in. I can tell you that most of the game is oozing human touch. This game has an awesome tech team making a clear counter-argument to UE5 haters (I hate UE5, they used very well imho). The graphism are cool and the art is really a work of art! I love the world design, lore, color grading, design-language, weapon design, etc.

    The voice acting got through what I consider my keen 6th sense of AI-detection (which scares me tbh). But this is something that I cannot let go, I don’t want to. Even though everything else is (for a multiplayer game) top-notch imo.

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
      66·
      16 days ago

      Oozing human touch is not how I would describe a game made by people who think it’s ok to steal from some of the talent that made it. If it’s okay to steal a voice, what prevents them from taking textures? Or effects? Is the map created by people or procedural generation? How much of that oozing touch is actually human?

      • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
        13·
        16 days ago

        I care more when it’s a feature central to the game, but it is not very story driven and the voice acting almost doesn’t matter in the overall experience of the game.

        This is an example where I personally going to hold off pushing and pick a better battle.