Netflixs Wonka show uses an AI Gene Wilder voice, and viewers object

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News Summary

  • Gene Wilder, who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film, died in 2016.
  • The AI voice was made with ElevenLabs, a company that clones and generates human-like speech.
  • Some argued that Wilder himself never agreed to have his voice recreated.
  • Netflix has used AI in 300 of its shows, and Hollywood studios are turning to film schools for graduates who use AI video tools, Semafor reported last week.
  • The row adds to a wider fight over AI in entertainment.
Netflixs new reality competition, Wonkas The Golden Ticket, uses an AI recreation of Gene Wilders voice, and viewers have pushed back.

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