“One of the big concerns here is that [actors] could be replaced by artificial intelligence,” she told Professor Luke O’Neill on“If you’re an extra in a film, normally you get a few bobs, you hang around on set, it's a great way to kind of get the experience.
“Just because they can do this doesn't mean you're going to get the same level of performance,” she said. Despite that, AI also has deeply ethical issues - such as the use of “deepfakes”, which allows technology to easily put the face of someone on another person’s body. SAG-AFTRA member taking part in the actors and screenwriters' strike for increased residuals. Image: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo.