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In reply to the discussion: This is grotesque. Netflix is using an AI clone of the late Gene Wilder's voice to host a new reality series. [View all]

Ohio Joe

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18. They are not 'trained'...
Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #7)
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 08:41 PM
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They are have well keyed access to large databases. Nothing more.

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This is grotesque. Netflix is using an AI clone of the late Gene Wilder's voice to host a new reality series. [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP
Hopefully... 2naSalit Tuesday #1
Was this done in cooperation with Gene Wilder's estate? cab67 Tuesday #2
From the OP TheProle Tuesday #3
That wasn't generative AI, which didn't exist when that film was made. AI voice generators, like highplainsdem Tuesday #7
They are not 'trained'... Ohio Joe Tuesday #18
They are trained. That's the term used. highplainsdem Tuesday #19
Words have meanings... And you are being lied to... Ohio Joe Yesterday #22
so if the wilder estate is good with it then ... ? good for them, i guess orleans Tuesday #4
Your opinion counts as far as whether it's ethical. IMO it's unethical. It harms all actors if AI replacement highplainsdem Tuesday #5
well, if you want to talk about AI ethics then i agree with everything you said orleans Tuesday #20
I hate seeing creatives in one field using AI that rips off creatives in another field, too. The excuses highplainsdem Tuesday #21
my approval or disapproval would depend heavily on context. cab67 Tuesday #6
johnny depp played willy wonka in a remake back in 2005. i liked johnny depp but i remember hearing orleans Tuesday #17
It's not a very good recreation of his voice. imo. spanone Tuesday #8
I agree. highplainsdem Tuesday #14
It isn't. chowder66 Tuesday #16
From Consequence: highplainsdem Tuesday #9
It is grotesque. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #10
It's important to resist it. To make it clear AI's pretense of creativity and humanity will never be acceptable. highplainsdem Tuesday #15
From Vulture (New York magazine): highplainsdem Tuesday #11
The Independent: Netflix faces backlash over AI-recreated Gene Wilder voice for new Willy Wonka competition series highplainsdem Tuesday #12
And Lance Ulanoff, editor of TechRadar and an AI fan, says this misuse of AI "broke" him: highplainsdem Tuesday #13
From NME: Willy Wonka fans appalled by "ghoulish" Gene Wilder AI narration: "This is pure evil" highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #23
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