nofilmschool.com: Artificial intelligence can do incredibly wonderful tricks for filmmakers that can make the process of getting the film done so much easier and without breaking the bank. But, like any great new thing, there are some dubious elements to AI that many people in the entertainment world are feeling strangely about.
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Here is the thing, where do we as an artistic community draw the line of artificial intelligence. Is there any harm being done to Nicholas Cage by having him in this film? Not in retrospect. Do I think it is wrong that he is being used in a film out of context and he wasn’t told about it? Absolutely. In my mind, he should have been given the right to know what the film team is doing with him body and his voice, especially be the knowledge that it is going to be seen by millions of people and be on film forever. Back to my original question, where do we draw the line? There is nothing inherently bad about what Nicholas cage is doing but what if it was? What if what he was set to do harmed his character or did something that he philosophically did not agree with? Then that is a much bigger question and concern. I am interested to see how film and television contracts will develop over the coming years on what restrictions are in place while using artificial intelligence.
Honestly, this is slightly upsetting to me. If they wanted a cameo of Nick Cage’s character, they should have hired him for the part. I guess as stated previously, AI is an easy way for companies to spend less money, but the work should be original to the actor and here it's not doing it for me. Cage also seemed like he had NO IDEA he/his character was being used in context of the film and that is so unethical in my opinion. The article stated that “Cage doesn't seem to be terribly taken aback by this change in his performance” and personally, if that were me, I would be so upset that this occurred. AI is being used in a multitude of live performances, from being used on broadway to being used as an immersive experience at the U2 in Vegas, the lines between human artists and AI art are being blurred and we need to seperate them again.
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