CD Projekt Red Uses AI to Recreate Deceased Actor's Voice for Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Amid Concerns Over AI Replacing Voice Acting Jobs

Polish actor Miłogost Reczek, who voiced Viktor Vektor in Cyberpunk 2077, died in 2021. CD Projekt used AI to recreate his voice for the game's new expansion.

Reczek's family gave CD Projekt permission to use AI to recreate his voice so his original performance could remain in the game.

Voice actors have expressed concern about AI replacing jobs, with SAG-AFTRA currently in negotiations over protections from AI encroachment.

Other studios like Disney have used AI to recreate or de-age actors. CD Projekt says AI will just be another animation tool like Photoshop.

IGN journalist Wesley Yin-Poole reported on CD Projekt's use of AI and concerns from actors that AI could replace large portions of the workforce.