Should using AI in a performance disqualify an actor from an award (Read details)?

Depends on the extent of the AI use. Touching up the accent a bit, no. Replacing your entire performance because your acting was as bad as Arnie’s in “Hercules in New York”, yes.

This is part of my Thesis for a current class. AI and artistry.

Do you know if they give some kind of disclaimer to let the viewers know ahead of time of this use of AI?

I find the whole concept of using AI without proper credit or proper awareness wrong. We need to somehow alert people of it’s use. Else we simply won’t know what is authentic and what is not. Also knowing what artists or people were used to train the AI is important.

My two cents: If the actor didn’t act (i.e. AI did the work for him), then he/she isn’t qualified to win.

Awards don’t go to computers.

Here’s a link to one article about the controversy.

I haven’t read up on it yet but I feel like if it’s rewarded, then others will do it with more intensity and their reasoning will be “Adrian did it and it was ok for him so it should be ok for me too.” Then they’ll be doing it for costumes, sets, everything. Maybe it’s inevitable that it happens in all aspects but then either we decide it’s ok and give it awards or maybe not. Maybe there will be an AI award category.

@elbanditoroso It’s a little more nuanced than that in this situation at least. Maybe read the link for more information on what was done.

AI to alter an accent is fine. His performance still stands, just the pronunciation in some words isn’t his.

I watched a movie, and they digitally recreated some characters so they looked like the OG actors who passed before the movie came out. I would find it dumb if the stand in models for those characters won performance awards. They did some things, but mostly it was edited. Might not be perfect AI, but using AI to do similar takes away the talent needed. That is different than altering an accent.

We know plenty of people would have bitched about it if they did it wrong anyways, so. You cannot win either way.

I don’t see it as any different from live actors interacting with animated characters as in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I do agree that it should be credited whenever used. Most of us realize that nothing about the movies we see is real. Usually the same scene is filmed several times to get pieces that can be edited together for the final product.

I see this as similar to using other technologies. An artistic use of AI is using it in a way that enhances the artist’s talent.

Examples of this would be the use of vocal enhancement technologies such as vocoder and auto-tune. When it’s used to achieve specific effect, it can enhance a recording or performance. When it’s used to make up for lack of talent or technique, it’s not are, IMHO.

CGI is another example of technology that can run the risk of substituting tech for lack of talent.