‘This Is an Existential Threat’: Will AI Really Eliminate Actors and Ruin Hollywood? Insiders Sound Off

Excerpt from Variety: "Filmmaker Justine Bateman doesn't think there is a thriving future for actors in filmed entertainment as we know it. She believes that artificial intelligence will ultimately suck the creative marrow out of Hollywood.

"AI can create a convincing simulation of a hu­­man actor, and the tech is improving at an alarming rate," says Bateman, the former "Family Ties" star who has a degree in computer science and digital media management from UCLA. In a few short years, she asks, why would anyone need to pay real actors?"

Full article here: Hollywood AI Crisis: Will Artificial Intelligence Eliminate Acting & Jobs? (variety.com)