You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereBaldurs Gate 3 actors Neil Newbon and Samantha Bart are pushing back against the games industrys rise of AI voices in new games.With titles like The Finals opting to use AI voices instead of hiring human talent, theres an overhanging worry that human actors will be phased out to reduce cost.Baldurs Gate 3 actors against AIAfter a leaked PlayStation tech demo showed an AI recreation of Horizon Zero Dawns Aloy talking to players, the issue of generative voice work is even more pressing than before.Speaking to EDGE Magazine, Baldurs Gate 3s Karlach actor Samantha Bart explained that essentially, [CEOs pushing AI] just want to save money.In the long term, itll destroy their reputation, their company, everything, the actor said.Astarion actor Neil Newbon, a performer that famously ad-libbed the characters best moment in the game, called for heavy AI regulation. AI will have deep ramifications across all industries if not ethically regulated by people, they said.As an artist, I believe in experiencing life and art through human expression, not software, he continued. AI, after all, is built on the work originally created by humans, and there is a fundamental difference between the two.While some actors have allowed themselves to be recreated with AI for powerful reasons, such as Val Kilmer using the technology to regain his voice actor after a battle with throat cancer, companies are looking to use the technology to underpay performers and increase profit.In the interview, Bart criticised actors that are allowing themselves to be exploited via AI voice generation saying the art and the technology are like oil and water.Why would you do it? Youve just signed your way out of any sort of job or career, she said. We have an industry of highly artistic people whove had a calling to do this stuff, and then youve got these people with money, who dont play games, who see it as an easy way to make a return on investment.The dream of the tech industry is to sell off your company at an overinflated price and retire, she continued. And I feel thats being done with game studios right now. Its the same people who worship at the altar of [former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, who made loads of money off austerity, before the company tanked after his retirement].Baldurs Gate 3 is a game renowned for its fantastic acting and its stellar writing, all created by talented and passionate humans with love for their craft. Its the reason why Laezels voice matures as her story evolves, the reason we all fell in love with Shadowheart. Even the reason we all accidentally started dating Gale on launch was because the game was coded by humans, and thats the magic of art.For people that cant, AI can feel like a magical tool, but its at the cost of people that can and people that want. Its also at the cost of learning, acquiring skill, and the cost of allowing people to fail. At the end of the day, the cost is the human experience, and that really blows. Sorry, Im not a great writer, but let me fail. Baldurs Gate 3Platform(s):macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Adventure, RPG, Strategy10VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share