Conversations about the ethical use of AI in game development are about to get a whole lot more difficult as Game File reports that CD Projekt worked with AI company Respeecher to modify the game's Polish voice actor for the upcoming Songs of the Past expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The actor, Jacek Rozenek, voiced Geralt in the Polish editions of all the Witcher games, including The Witcher 3 and its two expansions, and the Game File report says his performances are highly regarded. But in 2019, he suffered a stroke that left him temporarily unable to speak; by 2021 he had rehabilitated enough to be able to provide some new lines for The Witcher 3's next-gen update, but the process left him "exhausted."
