"The gamer's ears - and those of other "Tomb Raider" fans - picked up something amiss with the French-language voice of Lara Croft, the game's protagonist. It sounded robotic, lifeless even - shorn of the warmth, grace, and believability that French voice actor Françoise Cadol has given to Croft since she started playing the character in 1996. Gamers and Cadol herself came to the same conclusion: A machine had cloned her voice and replaced her."
"Aspyr, the game developer based in Austin, Texas, didn't respond to e-mailed questions from The Associated Press. But it acknowledged in a post last week on its website that what it described as "unauthorized AI generated content" had been incorporated into its Aug. 14 update of "Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered" that angered fans. "We've addressed this issue by removing all AI voiceover content," Aspyr's post said. "We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.""
French gamer Romain Bos noticed a robotic French voice for Lara Croft after an August update, replacing the longtime performance of Françoise Cadol. The cloned voice lacked the warmth, grace and believability Cadol brought since 1996. Gamers and Cadol concluded a machine had cloned her voice. Aspyr acknowledged unauthorized AI-generated content in its Aug. 14 update of Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, removed the AI voiceovers and apologized. Cadol called her lawyer, and voiceover professionals warned that AI voice cloning threatens actors' jobs and could extend to many professions, raising legal and ethical questions.
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