Globoplay documentary replaces voice actors with artificial intelligence and generates outrage on social media

May 31, 2009. An AirFrance Airbus A330 takes off from Tom Jobim Airport, Galeão, in Rio de Janeiro, bound for Paris. About 3 and a half hours later, it disappears from radar. There were 228 people on board the plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Nobody survived.

One of the largest plane crashes in history turned 15 in 2024. And Globoplay just released a 4-episode documentary about the case.

Rio-Paris: the tragedy of flight 447 It immediately became one of the most discussed topics on social media. Not for the content itself, but for Globo’s decision to replace professional voice actors with artificial intelligence.

You’ve read about this topic here on . Some experts say this could be the future of business. Today, however, most people still seem to prefer human voice actors and advocate for appreciating their profession.

See how it turned out

“The Portuguese version of the interviews released in foreign languages ​​for this documentary was created from the voices of the interviewees themselves, using artificial intelligence, respecting all applicable rights and laws. The content of the voiceovers is faithful to the original interviews. Those interviewed who did not accept dubbing were subtitled.”

Live dubbing

The Dublagem Viva movement was born in January this year. It takes inspiration from an international petition, created by United Voice Artists, which already has more than 100 thousand signatures.

We talk about this group in a text above . Their goal is to regulate AI while protecting their jobs.

The folks at Dublagem Viva have spoken again with the new Globoplay series.

According to them, the communications giant’s decision was a “setback” and does not enhance the richness of our Portuguese language.

The text adds that, in this case of the Flight 447 series alone, around 50 professionals were affected, directly and indirectly. The group then asks itself: “Imagine if every distributor, streaming service and producer decided to do this from now on?”.

Rio-Paris: the tragedy of flight 447 is now available to subscribers in the Globoplay catalogue. The documentary has 4 episodes.

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