Simu Liu Perfectly Fires Back At Kevin O'Leary For Suggesting Hollywood Use AI To Replace Background Actors

Simu Liu Perfectly Fires Back At Kevin O'Leary For Suggesting Hollywood Use AI To Replace Background Actors

It seems like every industry is currently grappling with the rise of AI and how the technology will be used in that field.Front and center is the world of film and other creative endeavors, with propositions as mild as using AI to write publication release copy and as wild as what Kevin O'Leary suggested recently: replacing background extras in film to save a few bucks.Actor Simu Liu, most recently known for his work in Marvel's Shang-Chi and th…

The Unintended Fallout of California’s Hasty Response to AI in Entertainment

Photo by Roman Skrypnyk  on Unsplash In 2023  and 2024 , there were strikes by SAG-AFTRA, a labor union that represents workers in the entertainment industry. Both strikes were largely in part over Name, Image, and Likeness (commonly referred to as “NIL”) being stolen by the use of generative artificial intelligence and workers being   replaced by AI. In response to this, SAG-AFTRA lobbied and helped pass AB 2602 ,  which was promptly signed in…

Simu Liu would hate to see film and TV extras replaced by AI

Barbie star Simu Liu thinks it would be harmful for the film and TV industry if artificial intelligence (AI) is used to replace background performers.