“I’m grateful that there are people like you fighting the good fight. Conversely, the affected actors are condemning the use of artificial intelligence to simulate their voices in NSFW situations. Per its announcement in April, the popular modding website Nexus Mods stated that “AI-generated mod content is not against our rules,” so these content creators aren’t actually falling foul of their code of conduct.
As a member of the Skyrim modding scene, I am deeply concerned at the practice of using AI voice cloning to create and distribute non-consensual deepfake pornographic content. With the rise of AI voice cloning, voice actors are being abused by the modding communities. Twitter user Robbie92, who drew attention to those actors whose voices have been subject to this software, said that the actors have been “abused by the modding communities” through “AI voice cloning to create and distribute non-consensual deepfake pornographic content.” GamesRadarreported on the use of artificial intelligence tool ElevenLabs for these mods last week, and the response continues to rumble on. READ MORE: Why BAFTA and Safe In Our World are fighting for better mental health in gaming.Video game voice actors are taking action on social media to stop the use of artificial intelligence tools that are putting their performances in pornographic mods for games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
