Anthony Bourdain’s voice was deepfaked in new film, and his widow and critics aren’t happy
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When explaining how he was able to capture the spirit of Anthony Bourdain in his haunting new documentary, filmmaker Morgan Neville said he felt it was vital to have the whole film in the voice of the acclaimed chef, who died by suicide in 2018.
To do so, the director and the crew for
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain used artificial intelligence to create three sound bites with Bourdain’s voice - a process, Neville said, that was approved by the late celebrity chef’s widow and literary executor “just to make sure people were cool with that”.
Anthony Bourdain s voice was deepfaked in new film, and his widow and critics aren t happy
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