Deepfake and AI technology is an ever-evolving science that is changing the way movies are made. We’ve seen big changes in how characters in movies and shows are aging, and it’s really fascinating to see it all happening before our eyes.
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) spoke about evolution from an actor’s point of view in a recent interview on The Adam Buxton Podcast (via BBC), where he explained:
“The first time we made a movie where a huge amount of our data was locked into a computer (literally how we look) it was a movie called ‘The Polar Express’. We saw it coming, we saw there was going to be this ability to take zeros and ones from inside a computer and turn it into a face and a character. Since then it has only grown a billion times and we see it everywhere.
Hanks said that thanks to artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, it’s now possible for him to submit multiple films in which he would appear as a 32-year-old. Such a chance won’t even end with Hanks’ death.
“Now anyone can recreate themselves at any age through artificial intelligence or deep fake technology. I could just get hit by a bus tomorrow, but the performances can go on and on. Outside of understanding AI and the deepfake, there will be nothing to tell you it’s not me and only me. And it will have a certain degree of realistic quality. This is certainly an artistic challenge but it is also legal.
The Oscar winner claimed that “all corporations, all agencies and all law firms” are currently debating “the legal ramifications of my face and my voice and everyone else’s that is our intellectual property” . Hanks added:
“No doubt people will be able to tell [that it’s AI], but the question is: will he care? There are some people who won’t care, who won’t make that delineation.
It seems strange to imagine a future where we see actors in films exclusively recreated instead of seeing them perform live. It makes sense for movies like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which relies heavily on its anti-aging technology, as it has a character that has been with the franchise for several decades. It is a tool that lends itself to history. But will we see it used for less relevant purposes? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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