00:00Steve Downs, the iconic voice actor behind Master Chief from the Halo franchise,
00:04has joined the chorus of high-profile voice actors speaking out against the use of AI in voice performances.
00:09However, his concern is very specifically related to the alarming prospect of developers using real voice recordings to make AI clones of those voices.
00:17In a recent YouTube AMA, Downs made it very clear that he does not approve of anyone using AI to replicate his voice.
00:23That's where we cross a line that gets into an area that I am uncomfortable with.
00:26Downs said in a clip taken from the AMA and shared to his official YouTube channel.
00:30I'm not a proponent, I don't like it, and I would prefer that it not be done, Downs added.
00:35While he's clearly passionate about the issue of AI and voice acting,
00:38Downs struck a measured tone and clarified that he believes AI has many, many positive effects not only on show business,
00:44but humanity in general, but that it can also be something that deprives the actor of his work.
00:48Downs, rather excitingly, is returning to voice Master Chief for Halo Campaign Evolved,
00:52Halo Studios' ground-up remake of the 2001 FPS classic, Combat Evolved.
00:57Notably, one of the project's lead developer said last October that AI is a tool in a toolbox,
01:01comparable to Photoshop, but assured, the people are the ones who are creating the game.
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