- by Nicola Rutherford
- BBC news
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“I might get hit by a bus tomorrow and that’s it, but the performance could go on forever,” Hanks said.
Tom Hanks used artificial intelligence to increase the chances of his career continuing after his death.
The Forrest Gump and Castaway actors said the technology could allow them to recreate their own image, ensuring they would continue to appear in films “from now until Kingdom comes.” rice field.
However, he acknowledged that the development created artistic and legal challenges.
His remarks came as Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant said that musicians could potentially use AI to help complete their songs.
“This is always protracted,” he said. “The first time we made a movie that locked a huge amount of our data inside a computer was literally us. It was a movie called The Polar Express.
“We foresaw this coming. It’s grown a billion times and you can see it everywhere.”
Released in 2004, The Polar Express was the first film to be fully animated using digital motion capture technology.
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Tom Hanks played several animated characters on The Polar Express
Hanks said the film industry is discussing ways to protect actors from the effects of technology.
“All I can say is that every guild, every agency, and every law firm discusses the legal implications of my face and my voice and everyone else being our intellectual property. is being done,” added Hanks.
“At the moment a solid possibility is that if I wanted to, I would get together and pitch a seven-film series in which I would star, from now when I turn 32 until the kingdom comes. .
“Now, with AI and deep fake technology, anyone can recreate themselves at any age. You might get run over by a bus tomorrow, and that’s it, but the performance goes on and on. There is a possibility.
“Without understanding AI and deepfakes, there would be nothing to tell you it wasn’t just me.
“And it will have a certain degree of lifelike quality. It’s certainly an artistic challenge, but it’s also a legal challenge.”
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Harrison Ford ‘gets old’ in ‘Indiana Jones: Dial of Fate’
Similar technology has already been used in the latest Indiana Jones film, where 80-year-old Harrison Ford is “rejuvenated” in the opening sequence.
The filmmakers searched archive material of Ford’s youth before matching it to new footage, creating the illusion of 1944 Indiana Jones.
Hanks acknowledged that advances in technology could lead to AI-generated versions of himself appearing in movies he wouldn’t normally choose.
He said, “People will definitely be able to know that.” [that it’s AI], but the question is whether they care. Some people don’t care, and some people don’t draw the line. “
AI poses a dilemma for the music industry as well, with mixed reactions to the use of AI in music production by artists.
A song created using cloned voices of Drake and The Weeknd was removed from the streaming service last month, but Grimes is encouraging musicians to use their voices to make music.
Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant told The Radio Times that he is excited about the technology’s potential.
“There’s a song we wrote the chorus for in 2003, but we didn’t finish it because we couldn’t come up with the verse,” he said.
“But now with AI, you can give it what you wrote and you can press a button and fill in the blanks.
