“I think it’s a very dangerous road that is being travelled and I personally don’t see how there is any benefit to actors, to artists to creatives other than saving corporations money.” In addition to risking voice actors livelihoods, it’s what else will be lost that primarily concerns him.
“Speaking entirely personally, I’m terrified about it,” says Balderrama. But with the likes of High on Life and other AAA games using AI tools to aid in scripting and temp dialogue, I can’t help but feel like Balderrama and his fellow artists are somewhat justified in their concern (via Sky News). Just to clarify, the team at Activision Blizzard doesn’t appear to be using AI for vocal performances in Diablo 4. The game is launching at a time when industry is abuzz with the progressions of AI, and Balderrama weighed in with his stance on the new technology and its ramifications for voice actors. His latest role is in top-down dungeon crawler Diablo 4, in which he plays the oh-so stoic Male Sorcerer class. He’s no stranger to video game voice acting either, lending his tones to hits like turn-based Nintendo RPG Live A Live, and breakout co-op action-adventure It Takes Two as shrunken-down husband Cody. Joseph Balderrama is a proficient British actor whose on-screen credits include such blockbuster cinema as The Batman, Spectre and even 2022’s Uncharted adaptation. With advances in AI tools seemingly growing every day, voice actors are understandably concerned about the tech’s future use in video games.
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