Why do actors have it out for AI?

Futurist Sinead Bovell explains what AI is capable of in terms of acting — and why actors want to regulate it

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Media Audio | Sinead Bovell on how AI could change the art of acting

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If streaming changed the Hollywood business model, how much will AI disrupt it?
Futurist Sinead Bovell unpacks why actors have made AI a central issue in their labour negotiations — and why this is a critical moment to get ahead of the technology's potential to impact the industry.
You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen(external link) or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts(external link).

Interview with Sinead Bovell produced by Jane van Koeverden.

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