Digital doubles, fake trailers: AI worries Hollywood actors before labor talks

LOS ANGELES : A search for Wes Anderson on YouTube turns up trailers that the famed director with a distinctive style appears to have made for adaptations of “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings” featuring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and other stars.Artificial intelligence allowed pe

AI already has divided studios and striking film and television writers, who want assurances that the emerging technology will not be used to generate scripts. SAG-AFTRA wants to ensure its members can control use of their “digital doubles” and ensure studios pay the actual actors appropriately, said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s chief negotiator.

Via: channelnewsasia.com