NHSEB case 14, Face Off, is on movie studios digitizing actors’ likenesses and employing their AI “doubles,” sometimes in perpetuity, sometimes without additional compensation. My team discussed the case at practice earlier today and thought the issue boiled down primarily to informed consent – that studios need to make the implications of any such agreements painfully clear, but that if actors agreed to the terms, the practice would be generally OK.
At first they thought musical artists’ work might be off limits to avoid more severely deceiving fans, since listeners might assume there’s sincere emotion behind a passionately sung performance as opposed to passionately acted performance. We know movie actors are just playing a role, but maybe singers sing from the heart? However, that difference didn’t withstand scrutiny – many singers don’t write their own music, and in any case can fake anger, heartbreak, fear, etc. in their vocal performance just as an actor might in a physical performance.
Anyway, I like to use multimedia when I can, and stumbled across the below option. It appears to be AI-generated itself – the voice is AI for sure, mispronouncing “Tom Hanks,” of all the easy-to-pronounce celebrity names. Some of the “actors’” emotions depicted seem over-the-top AI as well. But it otherwise does a nice job broaching the issue in an entertaining, concise way, it held my team’s attention, and I recommend it as a complement to the case itself and the links provided by the case writing committee in the footnotes.
Enjoy, and if you find a better option, please share it in a comment!