{
  "id": 19638352,
  "title": "\"One of those ways where you can use AI ethically\": CDPR have modified Geralt's Polish voice in The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past with genAI, due to actor's stroke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/one-of-those-ways-where-you-can-use-ai-ethically-cdpr-have-modified",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-12T10:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/one-of-those-ways-where-you-can-use-ai-ethically-cdpr-have-modified-geralts-polish-voice-in-the-witcher-3-songs-of-the-past-with-genai-due-to-actors-stroke"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CD Projekt Red collaborated with Ukrainian AI firm Respeecher to adjust voice lines for Polish Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion. This decision was made with Geralt's Polish voice actor, Jacek Rozenek's consent following his stroke in 2019. Rozenek was unable to record new lines due to exhaustion following his stroke, and the studio decided to modify Rozenek's existing lines with genAI to make them sound similar to his original recordings. Rozenek expressed trust in the creators of the game and the ethical use of AI in this case. CD Projekt Red has used similar genAI technology before, for example, to make a character in Cyberpunk 2077 sound like the deceased actor who originally voiced him.",
  "summary": "CD Projekt Red have reportedly enlisted Ukrainian AI firm Respeecher to modify voice lines recorded for the Polish version of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3 's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion . The move's been made with the permission of Geralt's Polish voice actor, Jacek Rozenek, and is rooted in the studio wanting his new lines to sound similar to the ones he recorded for the original…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-11T21:52:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "CD Projekt used AI to modify the voice of Geralt's Polish actor after a stroke left it significantly changed: 'This was a special case'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/cd-projekt-used-ai-to-modify-the-voice-of-geralts-polish-actor-after",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:02:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}