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In an unexpected twist, humans have taken some jobs back from AI. Embark Studios’ CEO Patrick S\u00f6derlund recently told GamesIndustry.biz<\/em> that the studio “re-recorded” some of the AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders<\/em> with human voices, only after its successful launch in October.<\/p>\n “There is a quality difference,” S\u00f6derlund told GamesIndustry.biz.<\/em> “A real professional actor is better than AI; that’s just how it is.”<\/p>\n With Arc Raiders’ player count peaking at nearly half a million users on Steam, the game’s breakout success was still marred by its use of text-to-speech AI. While there was no generative AI used for the visuals of the extraction shooter, Embark Studios paid its actors for approval to license their voices for text-to-speech AI, according to S\u00f6derlund. Even though S\u00f6derlund said that the text-to-speech AI was reserved for lines “that aren’t as essential to the immersion of the experience,” many players weren’t happy with this creative decision.<\/p>\n Responding to the criticism, Embark Studios is seemingly reversing course and relying more on its voice actors. S\u00f6derlund said that the studio pays its voice actors for their time in the recording booth and will “continue to bring many of them back as we carry on updating the game.” However, it’s important to note that S\u00f6derlund told GamesIndustry.biz<\/em> that “some” of the AI-generated lines were replaced by voice actors, which could indicate that the studio isn’t looking to completely ditch its text-to-speech AI anytime soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n