The Finals Opted for AI Voices Because It Gets Us Far Enough in Terms of Quality
“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for 'em”.
The Finals is a multiplayer shooter with a bit of buzz about it, fresh off an open beta weekend on PS5. Some punters, however, were quick to point out that the in-game voices felt a little slapdash; as it turns out, they were generated using AI, forgoing the use of traditional human actors in favour of something more algorithm-based.
Embark Studios designer Andreas Almström confirmed the use of AI text-to-speech technology in an interview back in July, which was just recently picked up by voice actor Gianni Matragano. Appearing on Embark Studio's own Meet the Makers podcast, Almström was fed a fake question, "Who did the voiceovers? They sound really authentic", to which he proudly replied: "So here’s the kicker: what did the voiceovers?"
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