AI Was Nearly Used to Recreate the French Voice of Sylvester Stallone. Now, European Dubbers Are Doubling Down on the Need for Protection

A drama featuring Sylvester Stallone and France’s minister for gender equality, Aurore Bergé, is becoming a catalyst for a battle pitting Europe’s thriving dubbing industry against the existential threat of AI. For 50 years, Bergé’s father, Alain Dorval, was known as the “Voix de Stallone.” From the 1970’s onwards French audiences identified Dorval’s baritone with […]