Actress Charisma Carpenter voices concern over AI use in casting; company defends its platform against critics
28.07.2023 - 07:05
/ foxnews.com
Many members of the workforce are dependent upon human interaction to further their careers, including actors in a casting office. However, some stars are voicing their concerns over fears their performance will be determined by artificial intelligence. "Veronica Mars" actress Charisma Carpenter is sounding the alarm on AI infiltrating the entertainment industry as SAG-AFTRA members have joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in striking against Hollywood.
AI is one of the disputed issues that led to the strike. After receiving an email inviting her to join the 100 Actors Program, an opportunity organized by Swiss company Largo.ai, Charisma took to Instagram to share her concern. In response to her post, other actors expressed worries about a potential disruption to the traditional casting process.
"Welp, AI is coming for Casting Directors, Agents and Managers too. Seen as "intermediaries". AI protections across the board," Carpenter wrote on Instagram.
On its website, Largo.ai says it is "designed to empower traditional content creation workflows and help producers, distributors, and studios make smarter, more informed decisions." "Charisma Carpenter has never seen our platform, and we didn't have any discussion with her," CEO Sami Arpa told Fox News Digital. "She has criticized one of the promotional emails that she got from one of our team members. I'm sure if she sees our platform and understands what we do, she would think differently.
We asked her to have a chat, but we didn't get any response so far. "This is perceived by casting directors as if we want to take them out of the game. We designed the platform for the usage of both actors, casting directors and talent agencies.
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