07-18-2021, 04:24 PM
“Dicey Territory”: Controversy Erupts Over AI-Generated Voiceover In Morgan Neville’s Anthony Bourdain Documentary ‘Roadrunner’
UPDATED with more details: Normally on the opening day of a Morgan Neville film, the talk would be about box office potential—after all, his 2018 Mr. Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? earned an astounding $23 million.
But as Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain hits theaters today, focus has shifted to controversy over the Oscar-winning director’s use of AI in the film to simulate Bourdain “voicing” several lines that the late chef, author and TV host wrote but did not record. The issue has triggered a debate inside and outside the doc community, with some accusing Neville of committing an unacknowledged “deep fake.”
Neville stated to the effect he got an 'ok' from Bourdain's 'widow' (Bourdain apparently had none) and others, that they were cool with it.
Octavia Bourdain took to Twitter to say she wasn't down.
I'm unfamiliar with Bourdain other than knowing that he was a food critic and that he committed suicide.
The AI aspect reminds me of the Fred Astaire's Dirt Devil 'endorsement'.
Not the same thing of course, beyond using what the webs is calling deep fake tech.
It might be Bourdain's suicide that makes this more egregious to fans and others.
https://mobile.twitter.com/OttaviaBourda...5005716485
https://twitter.com/OttaviaBourdain/stat...5005716485
https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/a...235020878/
Subject line edited for clarification, meep meep!
UPDATED with more details: Normally on the opening day of a Morgan Neville film, the talk would be about box office potential—after all, his 2018 Mr. Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? earned an astounding $23 million.
But as Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain hits theaters today, focus has shifted to controversy over the Oscar-winning director’s use of AI in the film to simulate Bourdain “voicing” several lines that the late chef, author and TV host wrote but did not record. The issue has triggered a debate inside and outside the doc community, with some accusing Neville of committing an unacknowledged “deep fake.”
Neville stated to the effect he got an 'ok' from Bourdain's 'widow' (Bourdain apparently had none) and others, that they were cool with it.
Octavia Bourdain took to Twitter to say she wasn't down.
I'm unfamiliar with Bourdain other than knowing that he was a food critic and that he committed suicide.
The AI aspect reminds me of the Fred Astaire's Dirt Devil 'endorsement'.
Not the same thing of course, beyond using what the webs is calling deep fake tech.
It might be Bourdain's suicide that makes this more egregious to fans and others.
https://mobile.twitter.com/OttaviaBourda...5005716485
https://twitter.com/OttaviaBourdain/stat...5005716485
https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/a...235020878/
Subject line edited for clarification, meep meep!