The Brutalist is coming under criticism for employing artificial intelligence to fill in language gaps and generate a series of architectural blueprints.
In an interview with Red Shark, the film’s editor Dávid Janscó revealed that in a two-minute segment of the movie, the team used AI voice cloning software Respeecher so Brody could read a letter in perfect Hungarian.
“I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn to pronounce,” Janscó tells Red Shark. “Even with Adrien’s Hungarian background, it’s not that simple. It’s an extremely unique language. We coached [Brody and Felicity Jones] and they did a fabulous job but we also wanted to perfect it so that not even locals will spot any difference.”
Janscó says that the AI was used to enhance specific letter …