Voice Actor Explains the 2024 SAG AFTRA Video Game Strike

[@JoeZieja]

Thank you so much for listening to me explain the current SAG AFTRA strike and the important points of it. If you want to learn more about voice acting and how to get into the industry, check out my Voice Acting How-To playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLmMYwcZERgWpTp91MUfvRWzg7SKyZ4SiO

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Thank you for all of the info! For the last couple of years, some friends, strangers, and even some film and animation actors have suggested I try voice acting, and I've been wanting to look into it, but didn't want to be a scab! Plus I'm a lawyer, and I'd absolutely feel like I wanted to be more informed about contract status and the state of AI, before I looked into it further.

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

NO MORE STRIKES! I"m a 3D Artist, these strikes destroy our industry and cause mass layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations, etc. These strikes destroy the livelihoods of everyone else who works in the entertainment field, they've made the industry the worst it's ever been. NO MORE STRIKES!

[@davidcorodeanu4535]

voice actors will be useless in less then 5 years, better go learn to do another "job" .. if voice acting can even be called a job and not just a hobby or a talent that your born with just like singing

[@Ican_drawalittle]

@@davidcorodeanu4535 they make more money than your broke ass

[@SambaArtProduction]

Hello Mr.joe I am not sure if this will help or not but Japanese VAs are also on the move to voice their opinions on the usage of their voices against ai , there is a collective channel called "NOMORE無断生成AI" that was started recently for this cause , now I am not sure if they will go on a type of strike or not but this move have some of the biggest VAs in japan , I hope both side can move and bring attention to the AI issue , I am a indie/freelance artist and we already seen the damage on AI from our side now 😢 so I hope this move works because it will shed an eye on the misuse , it's not just art or voice acting but other fields like translations and photography and some medical fields and more that are being affected by this 😥

[@girlishgamer1]

And this is why the most recent Genshin stream had two NPCs instead of the VAs from the game. The studio for the game is being struck.

[@ASEM-1123]

Also 5.1 main quest had no voice acting (EN only)

[@Novemberry-yk8lk]

@@ASEM-1123only kachina, kinich and ajaw

[@lenachang76]

Well I haven't even did it because I'm too lazy

[@yoshi_chuck05]

@@lenachang76well now you know

[@pbj1173]

​@@Novemberry-yk8lk Traveler too. New voice lines for Aether don't even play.

[@BranOnline]

Thank you

[@idorandomstuff-rj3bj]

yes thank you.

[@SmileJ7]

yes thank you.

[@Bubbles_officially]

Hello bran!!!

[@corruptirisanimation]

HIIIII

[@roopa-pt5ni]

Hihihihi

[@KingOfGaymes]

This is very informative but man it’s so hard to pay attention when all I hear is a handsome tea loving prison duke 😩

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

NO MORE STRIKES! I"m a 3D Artist, these strikes destroy our industry and cause mass layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations, etc. These strikes destroy the livelihoods of everyone else who works in the entertainment field, they've made the industry the worst it's ever been. NO MORE STRIKES!

[@ameliekaiser]

haha samee😩💖

[@sparklyDayz]

Wriothesley? Wait does this dude voice Wriothesley?!?!?!?

[@danecraze903]

@@sparklyDayz yes, i just looked it up

[@lilhonni]

Girl stop, this is embarrassing. Peoples jobs and livelihood are at stake.

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

Not a voice actor, but these kinds of videos are extraordinarily important. Thanks for educating us on this! Power to the workers, in all things!

[@JoeZieja]

A lot of where this channel has gone lately is focused on informing and educating, I'm glad you found this helpful!

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

@@JoeZieja OMW to share the news in every discord I'm a part of

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

NO MORE STRIKES! I"m a 3D Artist, these strikes destroy our industry and cause mass layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations, etc. These strikes destroy the livelihoods of everyone else who works in the entertainment field, they've made the industry the worst it's ever been. NO MORE STRIKES!

[@Ratstick58]

Leave it to the voice actor of Claude to be part of a rebellion for a disenfranchised group.

[@shamirk.g.864]

Bro beat me to it

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

NO MORE STRIKES! I"m a 3D Artist, these strikes destroy our industry and cause mass layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations, etc. These strikes destroy the livelihoods of everyone else who works in the entertainment field, they've made the industry the worst it's ever been. NO MORE STRIKES!

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

And the voice of his grace, duke of meropide, wrizzley to change the livelihood of the prison fortress

[@dmitriystadnichenko2877]

The jerks don't understand that AI will never be able to replace the expression and uniqueness of a living human voice. Especially the voices of professional actors who can improvise and experiment on every phrase and on every character to create the perfect character image

[@Hoto74]

Yeah, yeah, and AIs will be never a danger for any kind of artists. We know how bad that aged. Don't be so naiv. I'm sure it will happen, the question is only when. And also don't forget: Most people don't have particularly high standards, and I'm one of them. So the quality doesn't even have to be that high for people to accept it. Only the small fringe group that places a particularly high value on quality will cry out, but at the end they will lose, as they have always lost.

[@Uchiha...Itachi]

No tbh,voices are not THAT special,AI could probably do it,but copying these people's voices is not correct,use AI and make it sound like that without examples of input,but that's too hard,so,they're basically stealing voices

[@miladysnowdrop7304]

What you don't understand is that there WILL be a (lower paid/non union) voice actor, and AI changes the voice to fit the union worker. Thats why what they're doing is so important.

[@hillnor6812]

It will, a lot of people were sure AI wouldn't be able to do many things it is already doing.

[@brunocandiotti5441]

It will. We're not that special and 'soul' is just a human invention. What is incorrect is using other people's work to train their 'replacement' without giving any credits nor remuneration to them

[@budhiluhur.official]

I'm glad the company I worked for made sure to include in their contracts that their VO talent voices wouldn't be used for AI or voice alteration. It's so important for voice actors to be informed and have control over how our voices are used. AI voice are getting scarier every day.

[@JoeZieja]

100% yes, this!

[@budhiluhur.official]

@@JoeZieja if AI needs to be trained, humans need to be trained even more (morally). I work on the game development company as audio division staff, and we're required to respect all voice assets from our voice actors and NEVER upload their voices to any platform, even for experimental purposes.

[@KimKongMoon]

W company

[@hillnor6812]

@@budhiluhur.official Depends on what you mean by "more". AI needs more "experience" (as in samples from it's intended activity) than you would be able to acquire in your entire life to produce similar results, and it's not even close. The advantage AI has is that you train it from the experience of a hundred thousand people and it becomes able to do the work of millions. I'm not defending their practices, I agree VAs should have a say if they want their voices used by AI or not and what their conditions for it are.

[@ResearcherReasearchingResearch]

It sucks that we have reached a point where we NEED to put these protections into written and legally binding documents, but here we are. I hope this works out in the best way possible for the VAs.

[@eileencrys]

And it's crazy because with how things work and with the fact that GenAI developers think they can take anything they want, even with written rules they'd just ignore that. Just look at how many times openAI has been sued and they're still going on...

[@Harmonia96]

The incident with Troy Baker and "Voiceverse" comes to mind. A while ago, VAs were AGREEING to be exploited, and now we're still fighting the battle.

[@medojed8266]

What he did not say however is that this trike also is because voice actors, not Zieja specifically but a lot simply complain about not getting paid enough. They were paid per the contract, they complained because perhaps taxes went up and when they contacted the studio and got their raise denied they went to SAG-AFTRA and boom strike. I know that because SAG-AFTRA does say that in their strike reasoning. And to be absolutely honest with you I don't see why the companies should agree to a raise. I mean look, can I go to my boss and tell him to give me more money because my country is raising taxes? Sure, I can but I will get slapped in the face with a no. So how fair is it that we as players who play a game cannot have proper voice acting because some voice actors rant about not enough money?

[@supayambaek]

honestly, it'll sadden me more if AI is not legally taken seriously sooner.

[@medojed8266]

@@supayambaek It is though. There have been legal proceedings about AI and it is in a tie. Restricting AI means that new features or generally something that can benefit humanity is restricted by regulations, but if we let AI do what it wants then people will lose jobs and it will change a lot of industries. It is not as straightforward as just "restrict AI"

[@MidnightandGlitz]

You are great on voicing Claude and Wriothesley. Even though there is that strike, I want to train hard with my voice skills if I want to do good on my video game project. Plus I do hope I get to voice a playable character in Genshin Impact.

[@JoeZieja]

There's a ton of really great projects and clients out there that aren't struck with SAG AFTRA, don't fear working or exploring the industry right now! Stay aware, stay informed, and make sure you read your contracts and reach out for support, links in the description of this video can help bigtime!

[@MidnightandGlitz]

Ok then. Thank you.

[@blaster1421]

id love to see what kind of character ya would get to voice wither it be a cool or cute one

[@MidnightandGlitz]

@@blaster1421 Who knows. I was visualizing my character I get to voice is like a cowboy type of character or maybe a bartender that serves non alcoholic drinks. (even though Diona is a bartender but she does want to make a gross cocktail.)

[@The_Real_Prinzessin]

@@MidnightandGlitzI wish you the best of luck!

[@ZephyrK_]

Extremely informative, thanks for the lesson. Praying for the absolute best outcome to come out of this strike as having your livelihood threatened in any capacity is frightening.

[@JoeZieja]

Stay strong, hold the line, it's so good we have the union for these very reasons!

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

NO MORE STRIKES! I"m a 3D Artist, these strikes destroy our industry and cause mass layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations, etc. These strikes destroy the livelihoods of everyone else who works in the entertainment field, they've made the industry the worst it's ever been. NO MORE STRIKES!

[@lytran4084]

I hope Hoyo fire the voice studio and directly hire VA with AI protection contract soon. This period is so tense that I don’t even want to play the main quest.

[@GEIM2020-rx9df]

I didn't want to play the Archon quest too, but there was a reward, so I switched to JP while doing it. I hope this strike ends with a favorable deal for the VAs

[@zenzenitha]

I've been looking forward to sebzerus festival but it would be completely mute from what i heard.... trying to ease myself to changing voice to mandarin but same... i really don't want to play the archon NOW but there are story reward and i don't want to be a whole patch late to the story... Hoping the bestnforbthe VAs man, this sucks for everyone involved

[@lucaszeroimpactgamer4476]

Ok so just a quick question is Genshin and Hoyoverse games a victim here because of the strike and almost all voice actors are in the Union and because of that they can't work in Genshin? I'm asking this so I'm able to understand why Hoyoverse and all it's English dub games are having a hard time with it cause if Hoyoverse doesn't have a contract with the Union and the union provide voice actors since and even if Hoyoverse is supporting the actors they can't work because they are tied up it's that the reason?

[@lytran4084]

@@lucaszeroimpactgamer4476 I hear that there are 3 parties involved: Hoyoverse, the voice studio & VAs. Hoyo hires the voice studio & that voice studio hires VAs. So they don’t have direct control over VA contract although they support VA. Just a note that it’s not from any reliable source so just consider it a rant and gossip from random player. 😂

[@gianlucagiusti6174]

Unfortunately, it's not that easy even for them to break and redo their va's contracts with Formosa...

[@TinekeTT]

I didn't know it was this bad. Thanks for the information Joe!

[@JoeZieja]

You're welcome!

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

I personally would never blame striking individuals for delayed projects. I blame the companies for creating the circumstances under which people feel its necessary to go on strike. And whatever delay some games may get are worth it if it means I wont be fed soulless AI slob in the future. I believe Art gets its meaning from the people working on it and its even better when those people dont have to fear to be replaced by AI models of their own voice.

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

That's the thing when we have strikes in entertainment. Studios try to make it seem like the talent is the unreasonable ones, when simple fact of the matter is, without the talent, these studios wouldn't exist. It happened last year with the Screen Writers Guild strike, and will happen any and every time there is a strike.

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

@@ZeldagigafanMatthew and I think thats why studios and companies whant to make talented people less and less of a factor in their equasion and replace them trough AI and stuff, because a computer software wont go advocate for its own interests. The interests being a well paid job that can provide them a stable future and decent working conditions...

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

@@feurigessiegelstuck233 The one good thing about AI tho, garbage in, garbage out. Give it terrible data to make sure the only thing it can ever produce is garbage... problem is they'll just train on professional data... data they don't have licenses to but that doesn't stop them.

[@medojed8266]

What he did not say however is that this trike also is because voice actors, not Zieja specifically but a lot simply complain about not getting paid enough. They were paid per the contract, they complained because perhaps taxes went up and when they contacted the studio and got their raise denied they went to SAG-AFTRA and boom strike. I know that because SAG-AFTRA does say that in their strike reasoning.

[@hillnor6812]

Once Ai gets good enough, you won't be able to distinguish AI from humans. I also like the "we're special and AI can't replace us" argument, but it's simply not true.

[@SambaArtProduction]

Hello not sure if my comment will be read or not but Japanese voice actors and actresses started also to petition to not let their voices be used in AI , they started by making a KZbin channel called "NOMORE無断生成AI" and they will mostly do more videos on this issue in Japanese, I hope both the US and JP people have voices over AI because as a freelance artist I have seen the damage 😥 best of luck on this , if the VAs manage something it will also be in all artists favor so keep going ❤

[@darkalexander9158]

I only came here after finding out in the newest Archon quest a few characters don't have English lines. I didn't even know this was going on so even though I'm late thanks for the video. I really hope this all gets sorted soon not only for the VA's but also because my poor Genshin account will not move until the voices are back 😭.

[@everettwhitaker7829]

I'm not in the industry, but incredible props for conveying the information in a clear and concise way. I feel way more informed now, and a lot less panicked!

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

NO MORE STRIKES! I"m a 3D Artist, these strikes destroy our industry and cause mass layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations, etc. These strikes destroy the livelihoods of everyone else who works in the entertainment field, they've made the industry the worst it's ever been. NO MORE STRIKES!

[@cesnaanida9235]

Ladies and gentlemen that's is the English VA of my Genshin main Wriothesley. Ameeeen 👏👏👏

[@runningwithtoast]

Thank you for this! I was trying to find clearer info on the strike. This was the best explanation I've seen. Not a voice actor but I'm an artist, and AI has really been plaguing us as well, so I understand the frustration. I fully support all of you and wish you all the best! Also I'm a Wriothesley main and your voice acting is phenomenal.😊 Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us!

[@ValerieTheMage]

This situation is happening in Mexico. Amazon used AI to dub 3 K-Dramas (total disaster). Unfortunately, voice actors are not taken seriously as they should be :( it's really sad. Thank you for sharing this 👏

[@Cruddy129]

oh they are taken seriously, we're just plagued with a lot of companies and ceo's that are more focused in not paying salaries than thriving their business

[@Antonio_868]

Companies like Crunchyroll have also used AI to make subtitles (at least in spanish).

[@hillnor6812]

@@Antonio_868 AI generated subtitles should be fairly good with current technology, if they turned out badly, the voice recognition would probably be the biggest factor.

[@DC-no3vi]

Thank you sir Wriothesley for educating me on this matter, W voice actor

[@phillipsalazar4170]

I hope everything for genshin VA’s & other VA’s that voices in other games will turn out alright, as well for their games to be out of strike to continue their voice acting jobs without AI taking it away, it was very educational great knowledge for the true stuff that happens when acting the right & wrong way to deal with everything.

[@hinachan70]

Thank you for breaking this down. I was wondering what the strike was about

[@JoeZieja]

It's very clear once you pull it apart and identify the different parts of it. I'm glad this helped!

[@hinachan70]

@JoeZieja Absolutely! Keep up the good work. Your advice and wisdom is a help to many.

[@Hoopryfien]

"Be part of the cure, not the sickness" you're so real for that, Joe, thank you for making an informative video like this

[@nanawritesstuff]

Most informative video I saw about the strike so far, but I wanna add: I fricking love what you said about Twitter mobs and going viral at ):47 . The phrase "going viral" is based on a disease. Be part of the cure, not the sickness. Yeaaah that will go on my wall and be my new mantra cause I never understood why I'm acting and thinking differently since I started using Twitter. Hope this strike will end well. I don't care what games I can and can't play, I just want the actors who voice my favourite characters to be able to keep their job :') and be happy, but that's less concrete of a wish.

[@yes5937]

I hate the comments of those A.I videos that go “In before voice actors file a lawsuit” like you’re not literally stealing their voice and making bottom tier garbage with it

[@LemonheadPhilosopher]

And if you were to defend Va's and their work, they're so volatile about it? Like, I want to hear *people.* not soulless machines imitating people.

[@yes5937]

@@LemonheadPhilosopher Yeah, they’re always incredibly hostile if it means they can’t make these lame ass videos

[@nobody-xh6ii]

Joe, thank you for this. So many out there are blaming companies like hoyo when its the contracted studios that are tied to the VA's. Yet people are trying to act like both the hiring studio and hoyo are one in the same

[@DetectiveNyx]

that poor multimillion dollar company making money off vulnerable people and minors :(((

[@Reverse_hermit]

As an artist, my career is also being taken from me. You have my full support!

[@doubleyoupersonality]

I sincerely hope that Genshin gets its English VAs back and everyone can reach an agreement. Thanks for the info, dude (PS: love your Wriothesley voice ❤)

[@VisionAether]

IMAGINE WRIO'S VOICE CHANGED. NOPE. I would leave indefinitely. Thank you for breaking this down and clearing things up.

[@overlordzane3507]

Thank you Wriothesley for the explanation

[@lifjyruss]

To be honest, I wasn't even aware of the situation until I saw this video. But I am glad I saw it. This was wonderfully informative.

[@harleenoble]

This was fantastic and very well explained. I was confused about a lot of the nuances, but this cleared it up! Great video!

[@JoeZieja]

I'm so glad this helped you out!

[@SoloQuue]

JZVAA Student here, well done good sir! Much needed clarity! As someone who streams content and would like to get involved in interactive media this is solid info! Thanks Joe!

[@SmallsVA]

Thanks Joe! As a beginner voice actor this stuff is very good to know, I was confused about the terms when I first saw the news floating around

[@missblueh5314]

I don't think there is a way to fully stop AI now that it is integrated in the internet, but I feel like the legal system should be able to address concerns that have to do with certain aspects. If an AI was told to perform a voice for this android character that never originally had a voice actor or actress, that I think could be fine so long as they don't copy a voice based on a real person. If an AI was told to copy the voice of Taylor Swift for a song, THAT would be a significant problem to everybody. I just hope Hoyoverse gets it together and avoids AI usage, so many people frown on that, both gamers and non gamers.

[@LaxerGD]

i doubt hoyo would use ai. the problem lies onto the voice acting studio itself, the one who signed a contract with hoyo.

[@missblueh5314]

@@LaxerGD that actually does make sense. I only recently started to officially play Genshin Impact (originally because if I knew I'd start, I wouldnt be able to stop. Nearly 2 months later and I still cant stop playing it, lol). The voice acting studio needs to get their act together. These are people they are working with, who need to make money to support themselves.

[@Miraris]

one thing that i know for sure is that Hoyo treats voice actors, animators, musicians and other artists in different sectors that took part in their games with respect. they will never use AI to replace artists & actors. they even took down AI fanarts in their fanart competition back then lol

[@hillnor6812]

Even if there was a way to wholly stop AI, it would be dumb, just like rejecting any new technology. What we actually need is to properly make laws to prevent AI from being used to harm people instead of helping them, which is what it's suposed to be doing.

[@sleepy3077]

Blame whoever start the a.i project.🤔💫

[@a.mirandahsr]

As someone that despite my age still wants to be a VA this is extremely informative to know the ins and outs of the situation, hope everythings ends up working out for the better

[@DianaDxD]

I'm so glad you're informing people especially me about this issue. I was able to attend your free VA seminar on Zoom and it has helped me a lot and now I understand how easy companies can take advantage of us🥺

[@aloevirei]

thank you wriothesley

[@JobyPlays]

I really appreciate the rundown on this, but more importantly the willingness to ask people to actually go and check all the sources and stuff you bring up.

[@countessk]

Thank you for explaining the situation and also explaining how to properly support the strike!

[@KiraoftheWind]

Great video! Thank you for explaining, Joe. I'm just a video game enjoyer, but I wasn't sure what I should or shouldn't be doing to help out.

[@Sharie_mabari]

Thank you for the information, Joe!

[@JoeZieja]

You're welcome!

[@corinnewee]

Your explanation was excellent. Thank you for helping us understand what's going on with the strike. From the consumer POV, it was a bit confusing.

[@primogem5197]

W wriothesly, I really hated the natlan quests, the first ones tagt dont have voicelines, hell, the subzeruz festival is gonna be really bad..

[@Zelda44d43]

Thank you for taking the time to educate us. I couldnt find it anywhere ❤

[@Gay_Rainbow]

2:15 I think the reason why companies refuse to sign a contract is because they plan to train ai but only when they won’t get backlash. They are probably waiting for public opinion on ai to change before they use it, a contract will lock them out of this.

[@coleen-rx5bu]

highly informative, thank you duke wriothesley!

[@lilpandarose]

I'm glad there's someone like you explaining this simply. You're not screaming or calling people names on your Twitter account. You lay out the A, B, Cs and explain the what and why.

[@AlyssaSheeran]

Thank you for informing and speaking out to the public Joe. I lost a job because of AI, I am not a voice actor but I can understand how frustrating this is.

[@Rakaszta]

the info: They want to replace real voice acting with AI me: No, that's bad! I hope it won't happen... the info: (is conveyed by Wriothesley's VA) me: just point me at the right direction your grace ("not_me_picking_up_a_pitchfork.png") Jokes aside, it was YOUR (and Neuvillette's) voice that brought me to Genshin. If they will REALLY implement voice acting with soulless AI... I'm gone.

[@rawr7683]

I play genshin in JP and just recently heard about the strike in EN, but more power to y'all! thank you for making this video, not only is it informative and digestible, but it's always nice to hear it from the source or directly from the people who are affected.

[@trefoli1658]

I can't believe I wasn't subbed! Glad this still ended up on my recommendations anyway. Great job with the flow and script of this video, it's everything you'd want in an informative video and I hope it keeps getting around ❤️

[@drake11011]

Thanks for the video this explained things so clearly, i was curious why the strike was happening after seeing that genshins new main quest is partly unvoiced, and while that makes me sad Im totally with the people on strike with this beeing an important cause. I just wish the studios wouldnt be shitty and just sign ai protection contracts....

[@rosirumenova287]

AI has become a menace from the moment it was created. As an artist I pray that ppl eventually stop using AI for whatever reasons. 😢

[@Abyss931]

I support people like you who do their job properly, I do not approve of Ai's existence. As an astrology and history researcher, I both love you and am an arm in your cause, I hope you get what you want.

[@sillygame-h1r]

Nice, it's the SAG-AFTRA logo holding the Ink Stamp from Splatoon, lol. 6:45

[@varia._withGod]

We wanna hear more of you as Wriothesley not some robot!!

[@_HuaCheng]

Frfr

[@AEVERLIS]

Hope this ends soon. Thanks for the info!

[@sonataco274]

Not a voice actor nor a creative person myself, but the importance of videos like these cannot go understated. Keeping both regular people *and* industry insiders informed is a worthwhile goal in every capacity, and as a consumer of media who finds herself lost and confused in a lot of situations like these, I greatly appreciate your insightful and kind words regarding this important info. Keep up the good work Joe, and thank you! ^_^

[@Zak-tk8wv]

The companies need to sign the contract already!

[@stephim7399]

Thanks for shedding light to this strike 'cause it was a little confusing to me. I also understood from another VA that it affects the video game's VA agency it uses (not necessarily the video game company itself), which means the company who has several ongoing video games can have some games affected and other no, right ?

[@meakimon]

As someone who has a secret dream of becoming a voice actor, this strike is so important! I don't want AI to become used for this. Thank you for making this video! Your voice is a comfort to listen to, and I have followed you for years now (found you via "anime sounds in voice acting" videos). I hope you have a wonderful day and that the companies understand soon enough that wanting this in the contracts is going to benefit both sides of the table! I feel like we just had a strike, did the companies already forget the previous strike??

[@Alice-un3kq]

Thank you so much for making this video. As a voice actor green to Sag-Aftra stuff, it can be pretty confusing, so having things broken down so thoroughly like this is a godsend. Thank you for the work you do Joe!

[@ryderm6724]

After watching this video, I feel calm now. Im an aspiring VA who is still starting on. Thank you for the explanation ☺️

[@shairoon939]

Thanks for explaining the strike situation. I wanted to know more about it because I'm a Genshin Impact player and it concerns the game. You made it very clear in such a calm way to explain. I really like and appreciate that. + I only had to invest 10min more on this topic to understand. My hope and best wishes goes out to the Voice Actors. Stay strong everyone!

[@BugCatLove]

Wow. You're so well spoken and make great videos. How didn't I discover you before? I came here from Bran's video btw! 🎉

[@ShiGuyRadon]

Thank you so much for this! I’m currently trying to break into the industry and like you said companies are always weird about trying to sneakily get people to break picket lines (spoiler alert: they’re not actually very sneaky) Always good to be informed and up to date so I’m very grateful for this

[@AlethrialTheElvenEmpress]

I didn’t know about this strike- thank you! Hoping and praying the strike wins!

[@esproceli]

had this recommended just now and watched it because my game didnt have all voice lines, thank you this actually helps me understand it better and im honestly not mad at the voices missing but at the companies that made this happen. i want games to be enjoyable again, so lets hope it will end the good way for the voice actors

[@Rexaura888]

We need more no-nonsense breakdowns and coverage on AI , how corporations (and scammers though they’re near synonymous at this point) are using and training them, and the reasons why we need protections against AI usage like this. Time and again both common folk and ignorant people in positions of power don’t notice or even refuse to see the writing on the wall until it’s too late. These kinds of things need to be said louder for the people in the back because short of the Ghost of Christmas Future coming up and showing everyone what awaits them if they don’t avert from the current course (and even then there’s going to be those hopeless individuals who refuse to course correct), that’s the only way the people who are potentially willing to listen and act/support can get the message.

[@ElainaMaruyama]

The entire reason I love certain characters can be down to the voice actors performance so to know the company has no respect for them just really annoys me. I didn't get him but the entire reason I wanted Wriosthley in Genshin was purely because it was you voicing him and I loved Claude. You should be compensated for the performances and bringing life and personality to the characters that we love so much because you guys ARE the characters.

[@reilly5005]

These videos are super helpful for people who are more out of the loop like me. Thanks, Joe!

[@mikintana]

Thanks for taking the time to produce this video! It's helpful hearing this from an actor's perspective. Now I'm interested in hearing the same from the company. I wonder if there's a reason for not signing the contracts. This is speculating, but it could be that they don't want risk being tied up in court in the event some AI is trained using their voice clips? For bigger companies, stuff can slip through the cracks. Maybe they agree with the terms, they just want some protections too. I haven't read the contracts, so I'm unsure. Thanks again for the video!

[@aaronveloria694]

Thanks for sharing this. Praying for the best outcome out of this strike.

[@niles8576]

great to see Kurt Vander fully grown up and making youtube videos. didn't know zemuria already had a access to youtube but hey its here

[@Inqway]

Great video Joe o7 As someone who sees myself as an advocate of dismantling mis-information and be critical of what you hear online this was great to hear. Also; you do voica-acting coaching!? Man! Now I need to check that out too ;D

[@litera_cj]

Thank you for bringing clarity to this situation. Hoping for a swift and sensible resolution to this whole situation!

[@RianLKLock]

I do not want Ai taking over the VA's jobs especially yours ur voicelines are rly funny in genshin

[@incrusio801]

What if it means all world quests are voiced?

[@kaihunter5243]

@@incrusio801still no weirdo.

[@Ushinooggy]

​@@incrusio801 Nope nope nope, I and everyone else with morals do not want ai generated crap anywhere near anything they enjoy. :)

[@incrusio801]

@@kaihunter5243 wow im wierd because i had an opinion? How interesting 🤔

[@incrusio801]

@@Ushinooggy well, it's only a matter of time till it's everywhere, and we can't do anything about it with it's current pace, it's only going to get faster and better than manuals

[@Himantura]

Thanks for the video. The same is happening right now with the Genshin Impact Voice actors. Me, as someone who wants to become a voice actor & singer the voice actors have my support on their strike. 🖤♪

[@jonawustkamp9811]

THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC!! Thank you for the smooth explanation!

[@kloveart727]

this is such a great video on the subject. i hope people support yalls strike and help your voices be heard

[@melaniemacalister]

Appreciate your call to commonsense and reason at the end ❤

[@princekiro1596]

This is why I'm so anxious about SAG AFTRA. It's always these strikes. But then again, it is because of companies not wanting to sign a paper at the bottom that seals an agreement not use VA's voices for AI. So because of them, games like Genshin has issues where characters are missing their voicelines. Idk how long the strike is gonna last, but I really want Genshin's English dub companies to stop being selfish and let the VAs back to work without any AI whatsoever. As much I don't mind playing in Japanese, I want the English dub since it's how I always played it.

[@RyujiRoyalSkull]

Awesome video with a very positive message. Thank you Claude, very cool!

[@eileencrys]

Sending all the support to all actors, voice actors and artists for the protest against generative AI and its exploitation of our human talent, creativity and hard work 🙏🏻💕 too many people still don't understand the huuuge issues with GenAI, we need to make our voices louder ✨️

[@JoeMama-sl8ux]

MASSIVE respect to you joe, misinformation is killing the internet, glad to see that you are willing to educate people so that they can then have an opinion on something that may be more complex than it seems.

[@ymullaney70]

In this age of people just LOOKING for reasons to cancel others, this info video is fantastic. You went above and beyond with this explanation and I hope it helps to keep people off the VA's backs. I never put much thought into the intricacies of the whole matter, this sure helped ME have a better understanding. Thanks so much! 😊

[@mateszanda1538]

Well deserved sub from me. Thank You for the info, im quite sad and puzzeled about this whole situation. Why would anyone want to listen to speech with the most important and intresting part missing from it. the personality and the human behind it?

[@Amanda-if7ey]

Thanks for this! I've seen some vague talk but nothing specific. Your video helped clear up some questions i had.

[@deiyuwell]

Thank you for enlightening me about the strike.

[@Mxyura]

This video appeared in my recommended (probably bc you are the VA of Wriothesley and I tend to watch Genshin related content) and I’m very glad I clicked on it. I’m not a voice after, but I thank you for this information nonetheless because I couldn’t make much sense of the strike. Really appreciate it, hopefully this gets resolved

[@Himarithesun]

AI can never replace how humans convey their emotions through their voice. Their acting and the engagement in their character, makes us engaged. If they are just going to replace all of the language voices (Jp, Cn and Kr) with AI, I might as well quit this game.

[@buddoch6439]

Thanks for explaining this. My gane experience with Genshin Impact is really affected by this

[@shamirk.g.864]

Man, thanks for the descriptions of the types of strikes, agreements, and conttacts. I wonder how this affecting Hoyoverse as they have had so many VA changes 😊

[@Evgenia00]

At this point, they are will remove eng dub. Especially it's not really teir problem.

[@sunzephz]

Signed the petition :) What else can I do to help?

[@MIZUKI5THFOCUS]

Spreading awareness too!

[@gloomyrain2]

Thanks for the info Joe. I didn't know what was going on or what this strike was for. I live under a rock 😩

[@AstrayCuriosity]

The influence of an AI filling me with horror for the past 2 years and it's just getting stronger... I really thinkg not everyone completely realize how scary it is.

[@Dumbledork777]

As someone who would love to be a voice actor eventually and also not knowing heaps about this strike this vid really helped out. Thank you so much for making it and good luck with your strike ❤❤❤

[@cmluna90]

Thank you for the info. Also, thanks for breaking it down and that makes me feel safer to still apply to jobs without accidentally becoming a scab even though I’m not in the union yet. Major support to all the union though. Thank you for also promoting kindness to all.