Subj : Marvels Spider-Man star Yuri Lowenthal says AI voice impersonatio
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Date : Mon Sep 25 2023 17:00:04

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

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

Description:
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. 

 Marvels Spider-Man 2 is one of this years most exciting upcoming games , but 
if you need something to play to pass the time before its October release, be 
sure to check out our recommendations for the best PS5 games .



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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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