
Zane Schacht states that while using their voices for funny and harmless memes is okay, it should be illegal to use them with explicit sexual connotations. Artists like Ben Diskin, Abbey Veffer, and Kyle McCarley have urged fans to inform them of any such mods that they come across so that they can be taken down. According to Elisa Gabrielli, she finds the incident quite disturbing and is looking to take steps. Unless you have hired and payed me for my work, you have NO authorization to use my voice without my permission. I, RICHARD EPCAR, forbid the use of my voice thru ANY FORM OF AI without my permission. They have raised their concern over this issue, explaining how it affects them and the community as a whole. This controversy alerted the several voice actors who were involved in the incident. Reactions of the Voice Artists surrounding the NSFW mods This statement sparked further debates questioning the moral responsibility of the website as a host. When several outlets contacted Nexus Mods regarding the issue, they answered that AI-generated content is not against their rules. The mentioned voice artists are advised to reach out to the website and the official studio Bethesda with Zenimax Media as well to settle disputes.
The post also states that most mods in question are available on the popular mod hosting website Nexus Mods. The user has expressed concern while listing the various voice actors who are victims of this practice. ySUFqrtjH0Ī Twitter account named Robbie92 has pointed out this pressing issue in a detailed manner. 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. Due to the refined state of the current AI deepfake mechanism, the result also turns out quite lifelike. Naturally, this is being done without the permission of the original voice actors or any other official authority.