Will AI Replace Voice Actors? AI Risk 75/100

Q: Will AI replace voice actors?

Voice actors get an AI risk score of 75 out of 100 (high risk). Big changes are already under way and most of the routine work could be automated by about 2030.

High risk

The verdict

Big changes are already under way and most of the routine work could be automated by about 2030.

What AI already does

Synthetic voices now read audiobooks, ads and e-learning, and can clone a voice from a short sample.

What stays human

Character work, performance direction and premium brands that want a real person.

What to learn next

Character and game work, directing, protecting and licensing your own voice.

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Graphic designers58/100, medium risk Illustrators55/100, medium risk Video editors55/100, medium risk Photographers45/100, medium risk Musicians35/100, medium risk Actors30/100, medium risk

Safer moves from voice actors: actors (30), musicians (35), photographers (45).

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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