2023-05-17 09:05:44
Appearing on Adam Buxton’s podcast, Hanks said when asked about the legal ramifications of the new technology: “These ramifications have been around for a long time. We first encountered them when we produced The Polar Express, which was completely saved on a computer. We expected this huge development to happen. It became possible to convert the binary computer language into images and videos, and this development expanded greatly and everywhere.
Polar Express, released in 2004, was the first fully animated film using digital motion capture technology. Hanks said film industry professionals have begun having conversations about how to protect actors from the effects of technology. He added, “There are ongoing discussions in all unions, agencies and legal companies, in order to reach a legal formula for displaying my face, my voice, and everything that represents our intellectual property.”
And he continued: “At the present time, there is a great possibility that I will film and show a series of seven films, in which I will be 32 years old, and that will immortalize my stardom forever. Anyone can now digitally recreate himself, so that he appears at any age he wants, and all this is done Through artificial intelligence or deepfakes technology, I could be hit by a bus tomorrow and die, but this technology will display my work in realistic quality even after I die. Of course there are technical and legal challenges, but everyone will enjoy my work for a long time.”
A similar technique was already used in the latest “Indiana Jones” series, where Harrison Ford (80 years old) appeared in a youthful appearance in the opening of the film after filmmakers matched old photos of Ford with his new photos and created a fake image that shows Ford as if he came from the year 1944.
Hanks acknowledged that technological advances could show him in an AI-generated film version he might not normally choose. He said, “Without a doubt, people will say that it is artificial intelligence, but the most important question is, will they care about these films? I think there are some people who will not care about such content.”
Artificial intelligence has also created dilemmas and challenges in the music industry, as some artists have mixed reactions to its use in composing music. A short time ago, it was forbidden to broadcast a song created using artificial intelligence to reproduce the voices of singers Drake and The Weeknd, but singer Grimes encouraged musicians to use her voice in the new digital music industry.
Singer Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys told Times Radio he was excited about the possibilities of the new technology. He added, “There is a song that we wrote in 2003, but we did not finish it until this moment because I could not think to complete it, but now, using artificial intelligence and with the push of a button, we can simply finish it.”
1684321294
#Tom #Hanks #films #death #technology