Are You Ready For A.I. Generated Actors?
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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
As “deep fakes” have demonstrated, it’s getting easier and easier to swap an actor for a digital likeness—something that contributed to the Screen Actors Guild voting to authorize joining the writers on strike.
Guest: Heather Tal Murphy, Slate writer covering tech, business, and A.I.
Host: Lizzie O'Leary
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| 0:43.0 | Hi, I'm a proud member of SAG Haftra. |
| 0:46.0 | And I'm asking you to join me in voting yes on the strike authorization. |
| 0:51.0 | Last week, the actors union put out this video, |
| 0:54.0 | rallying their members to vote to authorize a potential strike, |
| 0:58.0 | which they did on June 5th. |
| 1:00.0 | The vote doesn't necessarily mean the actors will strike, |
| 1:03.0 | like the writer's union currently is, |
| 1:05.0 | but it makes it possible if contract negotiations with the studios break down. |
| 1:10.0 | The current contract expires on June 30th. |
| 1:13.0 | And just like the writer's skilled, |
| 1:15.0 | SAG Haftra is worried about wages, |
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