Metal Gear Solid's Colonel Campbell unhappy with anyone using his voice without permission, including AI
Paul Eiding, the voice of Metal Gear Solid's Colonel Roy Campbell, has spoken out about the use of his vocal talents without permission, including by AI.
Eiding, who also voices characters in the Fallout series and Shin Megami Tensei 5, to name but a few, said that if someone does not have written permission to use his voice, then they «DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION». This, the actor stated, included any AI voice lines generated using his voice data.
«Doing so is a violation of my legal rights and a real slap in the face,» Eiding wrote.
Eiding's comments come after fellow Metal Gear actor David Hayter also expressed his disdain for AI technology.
«Anybody who steals your voice should be locked up for forever,» the Solid Snake actor told Eurogamer, adding that AI voice acting will always be soulless by comparison.
«If you think you're going to get the thousands of subtle, emotional adjustments that [fellow voice actor] Jennifer Hale is going to give you word for word, you're fooling yourself,» he said.
«Yes, legally, we should all be protected against these idiots trying to repurpose our voices for free, or our voices or images or writing, what have you. But technologically, I'm not terribly concerned, I think it'll always be soulless.»
Please read. If you do not have written permission to use my voice, you DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION to use my voice, including AI use. Doing so is a violation of my legal rights and a real slap in the face. Thanks in advance, for not doing this. <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/MGS?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#MGS
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