{
  "id": 19560184,
  "title": "CD Projekt Red Used AI to Alter Geralt's Voice Due to Polish Actor's Health Issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/cd-projekt-red-used-ai-to-alter-geralts-voice-due-to-polish-actors",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-11T21:52:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-used-ai-to-alter-geralts-voice-due-to-polish-actors-health-issues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CD Projekt Red has utilized AI technology to modify Jacek Rozenek's voice, the Polish voice actor who portrayed Geralt in The Witcher 3. Rozenek, who voiced Geralt in The Witcher 3's Polish dub, suffered a stroke in 2019 that impacted his voice. To ensure a seamless transition in the upcoming expansion, Songs of the Past, CD Projekt Red employed Respeecher, an AI voice modulator. This tool was trained on Rozenek's lines from the original game, allowing them to alter his voice to match his 2014 recordings. Rozenek expressed trust in the creators for using this technology, emphasizing that he felt very good regarding the dynamics and acting aspects. However, CD Projekt Red stressed that this was a special case and would not use AI to alter a voice actor's voice in future games, except for The Witcher 4, where Geralt's deeper voice would not be as jarring.",
  "summary": "The Witcher 3 is getting a new expansion more than 11 years after it first released, and due to a health issue experienced by Geralt's Polish voice actor, CD Projekt Red will be using an AI tool to modify his voice.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}