Hollywood studios want to use AI copies of dead actors without family permission — Report

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The practice has sparked ethical debates in the industry, with some on the acting side arguing it could rob performers and their families of appropriate compensation.

Hollywood studios reportedly want to use the AI likenesses of deceased actors in movies and TV shows without getting permission from their families, according toUS actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since 14 July 2023 over a dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers , which represents major Hollywood film studios.

While the Writers Guild of America strike ended on 27 September 2023, SAG-AFTRA’s strike has continued. SAG-AFTRA has argued this should be enough to convince the industry’s biggest names that the strike is about more than just minimum wages.

 

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