Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

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Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

Post by Saiya6Cit » Sat May 09, 2026 11:08 pm

Yellow Flower King wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 7:59 pm Mexico has declared AI will not be used on dubbing or voice acting. If they want to keep using AI they are going to have to send dubs to less reputable countries.
Oh yes I saw it on the news, they were at the Congress, the senators hall/chamber and all. They really put on a fight. I believe they have the right to defend their career/job.

No, I would not like an AI to dub DB. It will surely do it wrong.

The good thing about dubs is that they will always be optional. One can simply watch an anime in Japanese and read subtitles in whichever preferred language.

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Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

Post by Yellow Flower King » Sat May 09, 2026 11:16 pm

Dubs are optional but they should still be available as an option. I think we need to ensure quality dubbing so that everyone can enjoy media. So I am glad Mexico outlawed AI in dubbing.

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Re: Would you like Dragon Ball to get an AI dub?

Post by angeldreamZ004 » Sun May 10, 2026 2:20 pm

Absolute no no no. AI destroys human belief that leads to self-improvement and the time it takes for creation, which is something Dragon Ball strongly defends since 1984 and is also mandatory if we want to continue seeing art made by humans. We are all gods of creations and need to go through the process of becoming stronger.
AI not only ruins this belief but also takes away the jobs of those who don't want to engage with it but create with their own hands, or in this case, with their own voices. Besides ruining other things as well, like nature. I love the work of Masako Nozawa and other voice actors (I only like the original / japanese voice acting, but the international ones are important too), but I would easily choose a recast being done in the future instead of trying to artificially maintain the classic voices.
This wouldn't allow new talents and voices to shine. If the old voices don't rest, there will be no new voices tomorrow. In the same way, AI that generates "art" doesn't create new visual artists.

Of course, new people who "work under AI" will emerge, but for me that has no value, it adds nothing to my life, only to people who embrace it and especially the people at the top of corporations who don't see value in art.

The modern world is heading towards a scenario where human belief dies, giving way to the idolatry of an artificial god who brings everything quickly, easily, and effortlessly, but who doesn't even create, it only unfairly copies the work of those who needed years or decades of effort for their creations.
This cannot be compared by any means to past technological advancements, as they all still demanded considerable effort and complexity from humans. Prior to AI, time and development for creation were still the rule. AI doesn't just make everything cheap from a commercial point of view, but creatively as well. It doesn't inspire people like humans do, it only helps to further fuel this false god and the new belief that human creation is no longer needed. World will become boring and worse than it already is.

If Dragon Ball, for example, were to stop again as it did after GT, I would be satisfied and enjoy everything we had. I would prefer that instead of getting a new sequel made by AI. It betrays the creative mind that created the universe on pages, it betrays the creative minds that brought it to life in animation. These are not people who did it just for money, but people who were also proud of their work and creations. AI creates people without pride and faith in themselves, it will create a Hell right here in our mortal reality. It's non-human.
Toriyama's Power Level: Infinite. Above All Characters, literally the creator and ultimate mind behind the DB's realities [R.I.P]

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