The man behind Master Chief feels a way about generative AI when it comes to his voice being used for any ‘Halo’ fan project or video.
Steve Downes, the longtime voice actor of Halo protagonist Master Chief, has called on fans not to use generative AI to replicate his voice.
In a YouTube AMA, Downes admitted that he’s seen videos online where his voice has been recreated using the controversial technology. While he generally considers voice cloning to be “harmless,” he acknowledged that it could easily backslide and “deprive an actor of [their] work.”
As such, he would prefer “it not be done [to me]. There’s a lot of fan projects that are really cool and done just from the heart.
