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‘By humans, for humans’: French dubbing industry speaks out against AI threat

Actors Bruno Méyère, Louis Lecordier and Brigitte Lecordier during a voiceover session for an animated series in a studio near Paris, February 2025. © RFI/Justine Fontaine

France's film dubbing industry accounts for 15,000 jobs, including actors, translators, sound technicians and artistic directors. And now the sector is mobilising to ensure its voice is still heard in the face of the artificial intelligence revolution.

In a studio near Paris, in a dark room with walls covered with blue fabric, a screen shows excerpts from the Japanese animated series Dragon Ball. Standing at a microphone, actor Bruno Méyère is dubbing several characters in French.

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