GTA V actor Michael criticizes: “You are stealing the world”

Famous actor Bottom lockknown for playing the role of Michael V Grand theft auto 5recently expressed his strong opposition to the unauthorized use of his voice by a technology company.

In particular, through a post on the social media platform It closely resembles Luke's voice, allowing users to simulate conversations with him.

The revelation was made after a promotional tweet by WAME, which invited GTA fans to experience an authentic interaction with Michael De Santa via AI. However, the chatbot and tweet have since been removed after Luke reported it publicly. In particular, he described the AI ​​in his voice as a misleading and low-quality imitation, and urged fans to ignore the chatbot.

In particular, Luke, who never minced his words in his posts, noted the following:

This is the WAME program. There's absolutely nothing terrific about stealing the world with a poor computer voice imitation. Don't waste your time on this garbage…

This is ridiculous nonsense @wamexyz There's absolutely nothing wonderful about robbing people with some poor computer estimate of my voice. Don't waste your time on this garbage…

Grand Theft Audio ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️@rock games @rclark98 @sagaftra https://t.co/QKGxygRp7x

– Ned Luke (@ned_luke) January 14, 2024

However, the timing of the whole issue is not at all coincidental, as relevant actions were recently taken by SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, which announced a new agreement aimed at protecting actors from unauthorized copying of their voices by artificial intelligence.

However, the deal, which also includes a partnership with AI Replica Studios for licensed audio dubbing, has received mixed feedback from voice actors who remain concerned about the technology's impact on their art and rights.