The actress who plays Aloy in Horizon is concerned about the use of generative AI for her character
, by Thibaut
Ashly Burch is an American actress known to gamers primarily for her role as Aloy in Guerrilla Games' Horizon franchise. She has also appeared in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and The Last of Us Part II.
This week, Sony made headlines following the publication of a video showing dear Aloy interacting directly with the player thanks to generative AI. This was a prototype that wasn't to everyone's taste, particularly that of the actress.
On TikTok, Burch expressed her concern about the use of such technology, how it could be misused and about future generations of actors.
"I'm worried, not because the technology exists, or even because video game companies want to use it, because of course they do, they always want to use technological advances. But I'm just imagining a video like this one coming out with a person's performance associated with it."
"If we lose this fight, this person will have no recourse. She would have no protection, no way to defend herself, and that possibility makes me so sad. It hurts my heart, it scares me."
"I love this industry and this art form so much, and I want there to be a new generation of actors."
Other actors such as Roger Clark (Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2) and Ned Luke (Michael in GTA V) have also taken to the stage. They are particularly concerned about the way their voices are used by the AI to create parody videos about characters they may have played in the past.
Source: x.com