Arc Raiders fooled 700,000 players with AI voice acting and the studio’s excuse doesn’t work

The game uses this technology for good reason if its defense is to be believed. Embark has never hidden the use of AI forArc Raiders. The studio even signed an agreement with a voice bank of professional voice actors to pay them royalties. But then why this choice which inevitably causes a lot of ink to flow?

Arc Raiders assumes use of AI

Embark explains that this is the response to the need to quickly provide new content to this game-service. It must be said that these titles try as much as possible to retain players and have as leverage the constant addition of new features.

However, the players are not convinced and even less the specialized press. As pointed out BFMTVthe British site Eurogamer sanctioned Arc Raiders with a rating of 2 out of 5. The media justifies this decision by “the constant use of AI to generate votes on the part of Embark. A choice that harms its image”.

Lucile Danilov, a professional video game translator, believes that actors have no choice but to sign these agreements. For her, the “consent” does not exist when the only alternative is to no longer have a job. And it’s impossible to blame him.

In March 2025, Electronic Arts thanked the French voice actors ofApex Legends who refused permission to use their voices to power AI models. A massive dismissal for refusing to collaborate with a technology that could take their place and put them out of work.

Since the advent of AI, many artistic sectors have been affected by massive replacement, including voice actors. Voice professionals are powerless in the face of the means put in place by large companies and nothing helps, political awareness on these issues is ineffective.

Creatives who fear for employment

Several strikes have already taken place and they concern voice actors as well as actors, special effects specialists and even musicians. When we know thatArc Raiders is one of the hits of 2025, creatives fear the start of generalization of the replacement of humans by AI.

As for AI savings, Embark doesn’t really have any excuses either. Arc Raiders is a huge commercial success with already three million copies sold on Steam where the game is available for €40.