How dystopian of them, you have to work for them even when you’re dead and you won’t get paid for it.

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Cyberpunk 2077’s recently released DLC Phantom Liberty uses an AI-edited voice to emulate the performance of a deceased actor, the studio has confirmed.

The actor in question is Miłogost “Miłek” Reczek, who provided the Polish-language voice of doctor Viktor Vektor in a localized version of the original game.

News that AI would be used to approximate Reczek’s performance first emerged around a month ago prior to the release of Phantom Liberty.

But it gained widespread attention this month after developer CD Projekt Red issued a statement explaining its decision.

Localization director Mikołaj Szwed says that the company considered re-recording the entire role (both the original game and DLC) with a replacement actor, but decided against it to avoid losing Reczek’s performance.

A CG version of Peter Cushing was used to bring back the character Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One, and Carrie Fisher appeared posthumously in The Rise of Skywalker as Leia Organa (though rather than being a primarily CG creation, this performance was largely stitched together with preexisting footage that was digitally augmented).

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