Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
For now, the AI video creation services are gatekept. You can upload a short video of a person and they will create an AI video avatar from it after vetting it. Or, you can choose from their pre-existing AI characters to create a video. They are concerned about running afoul of legal issues arising from creating videos with the likenesses of people who may sue them. Celebrities have an outsize influence on politics and culture, and they generally are misinformed or ignorant about the topics on which they so confidently preach. We have really seen this dynamic in action in the internet era. Previously, their agencies would handle their appearances tightly, but now they can't resist exposing their idiocy on Twitter or Instagram.
I didn't mean copy the likeness of actors. I meant invent actors and give them names. Just totally sidestep the actors who cost a fortune.