Arc Raiders now has fewer AI voice lines as studio head admits 'a real professional actor is better than AI'

When Arc Raiders launched last fall, it received plenty of praise. It was also dragged somewhat for its use of gen-AI voices, ...
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Embark Studios head Patrick Söderlund explains how Arc Raiders was made on "a quarter of the budget" of a AAA title

What makes a AAA studio? Is it the size of the team? The scope? The budget? Sweden's Embark Studios – founded in 2018 by CEO Patrick Söderlund and some fellow former staff from Battlefield developer ...

"We don't necessarily believe in replacing humans with AI all the time."

Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund says Arc Raiders now contains fewer AI voice lines than it did at launch after the team re-recorded some lines with real actors.