https://www.scmp.com/rss/522233/feed The latest news and top stories on SAG-AFTRA. A prominent Los Angeles and New York-based American labour union, SAG-AFTRA is dedicated to securing robust protections, wages and working conditions for media artists. Formed in 2012 from the merger of Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, it represents approximately 170,000 professionals including actors, journalists and recording artists. Its main activities involve collective bargaining, advocating for... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press,Reuters Associated Press,Reuters Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent. But unlike most young performers aspiring to make it in the film industry, Tilly Norwood is entirely the creation of artificial intelligence. Norwood, dubbed Hollywood’s first “AI actor”, is the product of a company called Xicoia, which bills itself as the world’s first AI talent studio. Since Dutch producer and comedian Eline Van der Velden launched the digital character’s prospective career, Tilly Norwood has been the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3327574/how-gross-hollywood-fumes-first-ai-actor-tilly-norwood-introduced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3327574/how-gross-hollywood-fumes-first-ai-actor-tilly-norwood-introduced?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:15:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters Boris Rehlinger may not turn heads on the streets of Paris, but his voice is instantly recognisable to millions of French film-goers. As the French voice of Ben Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix and even Puss in Boots, Rehlinger is a star behind the scenes, but now he is fighting to keep his craft alive in the age of AI. “I feel threatened even though my voice hasn’t been replaced by AI yet,” he said. Rehlinger is part of a French initiative, TouchePasMaVF, to protect human-created dubbing from... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320390/ai-killing-voice-dubbing-industry-insiders-are-threatened-evolving-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320390/ai-killing-voice-dubbing-industry-insiders-are-threatened-evolving-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 07:15:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Gone are the days of six-fingered hands or distorted faces – AI-generated video is becoming increasingly convincing, attracting Hollywood, artists and advertisers while shaking the foundations of the creative industry. To measure the progress of AI video, you need only look at Will Smith eating spaghetti. Since 2023, this unlikely sequence – entirely fabricated – has become a technological benchmark for the industry. Two years ago, the actor appeared blurry, his eyes too far apart, his forehead... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3317762/how-new-video-will-smith-eating-spaghetti-shows-incredible-progress-ai-video?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3317762/how-new-video-will-smith-eating-spaghetti-shows-incredible-progress-ai-video?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:15:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Hollywood’s relationship with artificial intelligence is fraught, as studios balance the need to cut costs with growing concerns from actors, directors and crew members. But in China, efforts to use AI in entertainment are taking a more no-holds-barred approach. The China Film Foundation, a non-profit fund under the Chinese government, plans to use AI to revitalise 100 kung fu classics including Police Story, Once Upon a Time in China and Fist of Fury, featuring Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3317487/bruce-lee-jackie-chan-films-get-ai-reboots-china-not-all-think-its-good-idea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3317487/bruce-lee-jackie-chan-films-get-ai-reboots-china-not-all-think-its-good-idea?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:15:07 +0000