The threat of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has ground much of Hollywood to a halt in recent weeks, but veteran voice actor Ben Prendergast doesn’t believe that AI has much of a future when it comes to replacing talent.

“I think it’s the whole reason SAG-AFTRA and the Writer’s Guild are striking right now,” Prendergast told Decrypt in an interview. 

The Australian actor has worked in theater, film, television, and video games. In the world of gaming, he’s known for voicing the bombastic Australian gunman Fuse in Electronic Arts’ first-person shooter Apex Legends, the god Tyr in Sony’s God of War Ragnarok, and Patroclus in the award-winning Hades from Supergiant Games.

Prendergast likened AI-powered actors and voices to the invention of 3D movies—an imperfect innovation that he doesn’t believe will have long-term appeal. 

“It was watchable, but it didn’t resonate with your humanity,” Prendergast said.

Movies with glasses-based 3D effects gained traction in 2009 with films like James Cameron’s “Avatar,”

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