Hollywood strike: Is AI really a threat to actors?

Better pay and new agreements with streaming platforms: the actors' strike that brought Hollywood to a standstill a few days ago is mainly about money. But there is something else that film actors are worried about: the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence. It's understandable at any rate, says Peter van der Putten, an assistant professor on the SAILS (Social Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences) interdisciplinary research programme. We're scared of losing control or becoming redundant. Otherwise it would have vanished a long time ago.