AI is a key issue in negotiations between actors and Hollywood studios

Actor Tom Hanks speculated in a recent interview that artificial intelligence might one day recreate him on screen, which could keep his image going long after he’s dead.

“I could get hit by a bus tomorrow and that’s it, but my performances can go on and on and on… Outside of the understanding that it’s been done by AI or deepfake, there won’t be anything saying it’s not me,” Hank said. …