Voice actors push back as AI threatens dubbing industry
As the French voice of Ben Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix and Puss in Boots, Rehlinger is a star behind the scenes — and now he is fighting to keep his craft alive in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
'I feel threatened though my voice hasn't been replaced by AI yet,' the actor, who is part of a French initiative, TouchePasMaVF, to protect human-created dubbing from AI, told Reuters.
He said there was a team of professionals including actors, translators, production directors, dialogue adapters and sound engineers to ensure audiences barely notice the actor on screen is speaking a different language than they hear.
The rise of global streaming platforms such as Netflix, which relies heavily on dubbing to make global hits such as Squid Game and Lupin, has amplified demand.
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