The voice of deceased actor Gene Wilder has been recreated using AI for a new Willy Wonka-themed competition show on Netflix... Fans are not happy that the eccentric chocolatier’s voice has been recreated.

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