Video game voice actors say the ‘soul of the industry is on trial’ with the unregulated use of artificial intelligence

Some voice actors have showed their support and solidarity on picket lines, although video game voice work is still allowed during the strike. — Los Angeles Times/TNS

When Erik Passoja voiced a Belgian geneticist in a Call Of Duty game nearly 10 years ago, he didn’t expect that his face would also pop up on an entirely different character.

But following the game’s release in 2014, a friend told Passoja that his son had shot someone who looked just like him in the player-versus-player version of the game.