The entire French cast of multiplayer shooter Apex Legends has refused to sign an agreement that would allow their voices to train generative AI, risking their jobs in the process.
Pascale Chemin, the voice of Wraith, shared a statement on social media (translated on ResetEra) detailing the situation, and while Apex isn’t directly mentioned, the other voice actors from the game are all tagged accordingly.
In the post, Chemin explained how the cast received an annex to their agreement directly from the publisher (presumably EA), which needed to be accepted before work could continue. This concerned training generative AI.
“These terms weren’t acceptable,” wrote Chemin. “I was now forced to give up the role I had been working on for almost six years. In no way could I force the rest of the casting members to do the same, but one thing was certain: if we all refused, it could maybe have an impact. Otherwise, it would have been in vain.”