AMC Using AI-Powered ‘Visual Dubbing’ to Premiere Swedish Movie In English

AMC Theaters, always one to hop on the latest trend, is premiering a Swedish movie using a new form of AI-based dubbing that makes it appear as if the actors are speaking in English. Instead of merely replacing the voice tracks with ones recorded by actors in another language, the movie Watch the Skies will additionally see actors’ facial movements altered to make it appear as if they are speaking in English. The original actors in Watch the Skies voice the new English-language track, which is in part why the movie is compliant with SAG-AFTRA rules meant to protect members from the threat of AI. Hollywood talent has pushed back strenuously against the use of AI out of fear that they will someday be replaced entirely. But because the English dialogue was recorded by the actors themselves rather than generated by AI, and with full consent, it does not violate union contracts. The company behind the “visual dubbing,” as it is called, is Flawless AI. By digitally altering the film’s imag ... Read full article.