"The embarrassingly bad dub of the action-packed yaoi was a first for Amazon and was labeled as an "AI Beta" in the series' language options. Instead of hiring voice actors with all of Jeff Bezos' fuck you money, Amazon uploaded an AI voice track that is monotone, weirdly mixed, and makes even the most exciting scenes sound like a boring text-to-speech demonstration. Anime is known for its dynamic voice performances, and this shit sounds like it barely gets above a whisper."
"Bullying works. Hire actors. Bezos has billions of dollars , and you're telling me that man can't afford to put someone in a booth? As of this writing, the Spanish AI-generated dub is still available, but we'll see if that lasts. The next question is, will Amazon continue to roll back this decision by releasing a proper English dub with real actors? God knows the company has the money to do it."
Amazon released an AI-generated English dub of Banana Fish labeled as an "AI Beta" that proved monotone, poorly mixed, and unsuited to anime's dynamic performances. Fans and voice actors ridiculed and criticized the decision, noting human actors were not compensated and the synthetic track reduced dramatic scenes to a text-to-speech feel. After viral backlash the English AI dub was removed from Amazon's streaming services, though a Spanish AI dub remains available. Observers questioned whether Amazon will commission a proper English dub with real actors, and noted other industries are also increasingly using generative AI for voices.
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