Netflix Uses AI to Recreate Gene Wilder’s Voice

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Netflix employs AI to recreate Gene Wilder’s voice for new content, sparking debate over ethics, consent, and the future of AI-generated performances.

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NBC News ran footage of Netflix (NFLX) using artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate Gene Wilder's voice. This is not a harmless novelty, it is a commercial experiment that collides with rights, reputation, and the cost of making new content. If studios can legally deploy AI voices at scale, streaming economics change: fewer reshoots, longer life for legacy IP, and potentially lower marginal costs for new episodes and films, which matters directly to Netflix's margins and investor expectations.