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Hollywood's 'Groundbreaking' AI Proposal for Actors Is a Nightmare (gizmodo.com)
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SAG-AFTRA said that AMPTP's AI plan included scanning background actors and using their likenesses "for the rest of eternity."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not different at all. Actors do mo-cap work all the time and the performance data is owned by the studio and can be reused on different movies without royalties. The studios are trying to extend that. I see both sides. If the actors don't take a stand it could be tragic.