Comment by ryukoposting

2 months ago

I kinda see your point. The warm feeling of knowing a real human told me "die, bitch!" isn't a feeling I've ever taken away from playing UT.

On the other hand, lots of AI-generated VO is very easy to spot, and sounds awful. It stands to reason it could meaningfully take away from even a completely plot-free game. If I were a voice actor, I'd feel insulted that anyone would find it comparable to my work.

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mikkupikku  2 months ago

It really depends on the voice. For some reason, AI impersonations of Dagoth Ur are remarkably accurate even though Dagoth Ur has only a few sentences of dialogue. I've listened to several audiobooks made with his voice and they're very close to dead on, just with some cadence issues and occasional heterophone fumbling.

Other voices cloned with the same tech are usually much worse. There's something about the nature of Dagoth Ur's voice in particular that makes it work well.

  • ryukoposting  2 months ago

    > AI impersonations of Dagoth Ur are remarkably accurate even though Dagoth Ur has only a few sentences of dialogue

    If there are only a few sentences of dialogue, how can you know it's "accurate?" "Plausible" is the more appropriate word here. The AI is filling in the blanks left by a limited sample set.

    I'd imagine that's why it "works well" - you don't have a complete reference point to compare to. Ex: in your mind, what does Dagoth Ur sound like when he says "awww what a cute puppy!" Now, what does the AI sound like? Is there any reason to say one interpretation is more correct than the other?

  • nottorp  2 months ago

    I don't remember Dagoth Ur's voice but I'm guessing it had effects applied to it to sound ominous? So it was artificial already.