Netflix uses AI Gene Wilder voice to host Wonka's Golden Ticket

Netflix has released episodes of its reality competition Wonka's Golden Ticket, hosted by an AI-generated voice of the late Gene Wilder. Wilder's estate approved the use, but outlets including Variety and NME criticized the move as "ghoulish" and "blatantly cruel."

• The AI voice of Gene Wilder hosts the show; the actor is never shown on screen
• Wilder's estate gave Netflix permission to use his voice
• The show is loosely based on the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
• Variety and NME criticized the AI resurrection of the deceased actor