{"id":254393,"date":"2023-10-13T06:49:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T10:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=310193"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:58:50","slug":"cd-projekt-red-has-used-an-ai-to-dub-a-character-in-cyberpunk-2077-for-a-good-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/cd-projekt-red-has-used-an-ai-to-dub-a-character-in-cyberpunk-2077-for-a-good-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red has used an AI to voice a character in Cyberpunk 2077\u2026 for a good reason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent times, whenever we hear or read that a company has used artificial intelligence, it&#8217;s usually for something negative: taking away jobs from artists or replacing administrative services. <strong>Not today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dd776da8-9b2a-11e6-b1f7-00163ed833e7\/2552060042\/cyberpunk-2077-Download-Cyberpunk-2077.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-12\/video-game-cyberpunk-2077-uses-ai-to-replace-deceased-voice-actor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a>, CD Projekt used AI to add new voice lines for Mi\u0142ogost Reczek, a popular Polish voice actor. <strong>Reczek provided the Polish voice for the character Viktor Vektor in Cyberpunk 2077, but he passed away in 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of this, CD Projekt had to find a way to use the character in the game&#8217;s Phantom Liberty expansion. <strong>The solution came in the form of artificial intelligence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CD Projekt used AI to recreate the voice of a deceased actor for Cyberpunk 2077&#39;s Phantom Liberty expansion, with the blessing of the actor\u2019s family.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5w30hwTGSd\">https:\/\/t.co\/5w30hwTGSd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qRm7I6t3vg\">pic.twitter.com\/qRm7I6t3vg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; VGC (@VGC_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGC_News\/status\/1712758052057726981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Erase Reczek forever, or harness AI to do good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One option was to hire a new voice actor to play the role of Viktor in the expansion<\/strong>, and have that actor re-record Reczek&#8217;s lines for the base game to ensure the character sounded the same throughout the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, according to CD Projekt&#8217;s localization director, Miko\u0142aj Szwed, as explained to Bloomberg, the company &#8220;didn&#8217;t like this approach&#8221; because Reczek &#8220;was one of the best Polish voice actors&#8221; and his performance was considered &#8220;stellar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, <strong>the company hired a new voice actor to perform the new lines and used a voice cloning program<\/strong> called Respeecher to change the voice and make it sound as if Reczek was delivering the lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyberpunk 2077 Meeting Ripperdoc Viktor Vector\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twfUKvNd67Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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