Netflix has come under fire for apparently using artificial intelligence to recreate Gene Wilder's voice in their new series based on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

The streamer had the permission of the late actor's estate to generate the voiceover.

Netflix and ElevenLabs recreated Gene Wilder’s voice using AI for the reality show “Wonka's The Golden Ticket."

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Fans took to social media to decry the simulation of Wilder, who died in 2016