Voice Actor for Aloy in "Horizon" Games Creeped Out by AI Version of Her Character

Ashly Burch, the voice actor behind Aloy from the acclaimed PlayStation titles Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Hidden West, has responded to the leaked tech demo showing off a clumsy but uncanny AI imitation of her performance as the character. In a video shared on TikTok, Burch said that the footage had her concerned — not simply about the future of the game franchise or her own career, but for her profession as a whole. "I feel worried about this art form — game performance as an art form," Burch said in the video, which she also shared on her Instagram. The footage, which was leaked online by an anonymous source but has now been taken down via copyright strike, originated as an internal presentation from Sony's PlayStation Studios. Using an approximation of Burch's voice, the AI-puppeted Aloy is shown stiffly answering a variety of questions asked out loud by the presenter, in a pretty far cry from the vivacious personality that fans of the game series have come to adore. Burch sa ... Read full article.