Netflix show uses AI voice of Gene Wilder, and viewers object

Sep 28, 2026 · Issue 9 · 1 source, 1 article

Netflix's reality show "Wonka's The Golden Ticket" uses an AI reconstruction of Gene Wilder's voice as narrator, and viewers are objecting. According to The Next Web, critics object that Wilder could not have consented.

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Sources

• “No way could Gene Wilder have consented”: Netflix’s AI voice backlash - The Next Webthenextweb.com · Sep 28, 2026

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