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This has a real knock on effect with a lot of what we would call extras, background actors, because they could be replaced with computer—generated faces and voices. and they use these day rates where they may get £100 to work for the day. they use that to get by, and that line of work may be replaced entirely. it is fascinating about the role of ai and what that could mean for production and rights people's faces and faces and images and that sort of thing. talk about the impact on production. most film studios will grind to a halt as a result, and even those that are midway through product...

At today’s SAG-AFTRA strike announcement, the AI proposal put forth by the the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was aired out for the first time, and it was said to include taking scans of background actors for use not only in a single project, but any project, in perpetuity.

And that's why it's so important that we strike if we need to now, if we don't get the protections from al going forward because in three to five years it will replace us, replace background actors and stuff and a lot of other people. jeff, just very quickly on al, we've heard a lot about the issue of of regulation. i mean, is there some middle ground where you can be protected or is this exactly what you're calling for, where your image is copyrighted or your voice is copyrighted when ai is being used ? well, yeah, essentially it's to pay us for our image and our likeness. the problem that al...

This production, based on a novel by a Georgian author, could bring the revenue boost this temporarily-closed tourist attraction requires to reopen.

The production team says background actors can be of any age, race, or experience level.