Stealing? They paid the voice actors to train the model, everyone consented. What do you think stealing is?

From https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/arc-raiders-use-of-ai-highlights-the-tension-and-confusion-over-where-machine-learning-ends-and-generative-ai-begins/

Watkins, speaking to PCGamesN, elaborated that the text-to-speech always starts with a voice actor: "It's part of their contract that we use it [AI] for this purpose, and that allows us to do things like our ping system, where it's capable of saying every single item name, every single location name, and compass directions. That's how we can get that without needing to have someone come in every time we create a new item for the game."

So no, they are not "stealing" voices. Their contracts explicity states that they are training the model. So they are getting paid, which in conclusion rules out "stealing".

Also, from your video:

But to my understanding

Rarely ever good if a sentence starts with "To my understanding"

the AI tools Embark uses to then synthesize the rest of the performance come from models that are trained on millions of other voice actors that have been stolen from in the way that all generative AI models steal from artists.

No, that's the whole point of models that are trained on a single voice - you do NOT use other voice actors because that would completely muddy the voice. The models are trained on a singular voice to mimic that person perfectly. Using other voices is like asking someone to cook a potato soup for you and then you toss in tomato and paprika.

AI is a tool, and a good one if it's used properly. And this is definitely a good use case.

If you really want to make a point against AI, stop using windows as they are trying to push AI bullshit into everything.

But its in agreement with the voice actors. I don't get the big deal. I'm not pro AI but why would you abandon a game you enjoy for that reason? Praise them for making an Unreal engine game that looks and runs great.

I installed Arc Raiders from my family sharing group, fired it up then closed it and uninstalled it as soon as it says I need to create YET ANOTHER account just to play this game.

I'm done creating an account for every single game.

Really appreciate you bringing awareness and expressing concern on this, as it has the potential to abuse artists. Folks seem quick to handwave it away instead of taking the measured, thoughtful approach it deserves. Artists need to be protected first and foremost.

Do they charge real money for worthless cosmetics in this game? You think they’d be able to afford to bring the original voice actors back in to re-record some lines for updates, if that’s the case.

Seems kind of ironic for a game that’s about capitalists fucking the earth and leaving to space while the rest of humanity is plagued by AI death machines for generations.