jonsmirl blathered thusly:
Yes, don't rip existing people off without permission - some people will refuse, others will be happy to be paid to be an AI voice model.
Way to be completely oblivious to the current situation, jonsmirl.
One of the key reasons that SAG/AFTRA went on strike is that big studios (for which read "Disney") already incorporate language into their contracts with actors that requires them to sign over the rights to use their "voice and likeness" in perpetuity. That means "until the heat death of the Universe."
In a recent interview, Samuel L. Jackson stated that all actors should "cross that shit out" of the contracts they're offered, as he does. But he's Samuel L. freakin' Jackson. He can do that, and Disney will hire him anyway, and meet his salary and other demands, too.
Young actors just starting their careers may not have that option, because the big studios regard them as completely interchangeable. If one of them objects to having their voice and image digitally captured for the studio's use in perpetuity and without additional recompense to them for future uses, their careers are going to be a whole lot shorter than they would be if the studios were required to pay them for their wholly-digital appearances in future productions.
That - among other issues - is why they went on strike. Because the big studios (especially Disney) are already demanding the right to use their digital likenesses and voices in perpetuity without paying them another dime. As things stand today, it's part of the boilerplate language in actors' contracts.
It's abusive and should be illegal - but the psychopathic, MBA studio execs don't care that it's blatantly abusive, because, at the moment, it's not illegal ...