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AI vocal clone of deceased French voice actor used without full consent
AI companies used a vocal clone of deceased French voice actor Alain Dorval to dub the film "Armor" without obtaining clear consent from his family. Aurore Bergé, Dorval's daughter, stated she had only approved a trial and that a final agreement guaranteed her and her mother would approve any use before publication.
10 January 2025 · ElevenLabs · Intellectual property and appropriation
Startups Lumiere Ventures and ElevenLabs used artificial intelligence to recreate the French voice of Sylvester Stallone's former voice actor, Alain Dorval, who died the previous year, for the action film Armor.
Aurore Bergé, Dorval's daughter and a French minister, stated she had agreed only to a trial and that an agreement guaranteed she and her mother would validate any use before publication. She posted on X that she discovered the trailer distributed on social media without her final approval, stating 'I never validated such a broadcast.'
Reported impact
The trailer sparked criticism on social networks, with some describing the result as caricatural and contestable.
Voice dubbing professionals expressed concern about the use of these new technologies, viewing the case as highlighting the threat AI poses to their profession.
Index analysis
The incident raises questions about consent and the use of a deceased person's voice without clear authorization from family members who hold rights to their likeness.
La voix du père d'Aurore Bergé, doubleur de Sylvester Stallone, générée par IA dans un film : "J'ai donné mon accord pour un essai", précise la ministre