Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice Netflix's new 'Wonka' show is facing backlash for using an AI-generated voice of the late actor Gene Wilder, who died in 2016, with the consent of his estate. Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice Source: BBC Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate. The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate. Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.