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Synthetic Performers: Where Hollywood, AI Actors and Ethics Stand in 2026
After two years of guild negotiations, AI-generated performers are no longer a hypothetical. Here is the legal, technical and creative state of play.
By FUNTASTIK Editorial
From SAG-AFTRA's digital replica framework to Tilly Norwood and the wave of AI-generated talent agencies, the industry is settling into a new, uneasy equilibrium. We map the players, the contracts, and the production stories nobody talks about on the record.
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