> Indirect involvement can still be ok within the confines of a license agreement for using the actor's voice.
This assumes existence of a license agreement or likeness/right of publicity law that prevents unauthorized use. But this is far from the case.
Companies have shown willingness to use actors’ voices to create synthetic voices without permission, compensation, or regard for their livelihoods. [1][2][3]
[1] https://animehunch.com/popular-japanese-voice-actors-band-to...
[2] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/05/eleve...
[3] https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/morgan-freeman-calls-una...