A sound engineer running AI software is no longer doing the sound engineering themselves, that's my whole point. I also think Renderman and Massive (the Pixar and Weta programmes you mention) are entirely dependent on humans to run and guide. AI is not. It simply makes it for you and presents you with a finished product. That is what I'm objecting to. It is the thin end of a wedge I have no interest in seeing the thick end of.

So no, I don't buy the just-another-tool argument when it comes to tweaking dialogue with AI to correct accent syllables in performances, and I don't approve of the use of such "tools". It may seem trivial now, but I've already demonstrated the drip-drip effect between Late Night with the Devil and The Brutalist in this article, and I fear it is only going to get worse. I may be a lone voice screaming at inevitability, but I'm damn well going to scream all the same. Art and AI should never mix, and that is a hill I will die on. Get it out of my cinema.

Also, you're right I appear hesitant, so let me clarify: Yes, the performances should be disqualified for awards consideration on these grounds.