Famous American actor Harrison Ford, whose digital images are owned by Disney, has answered the question of whether he is trying to gain control over his appearance in preparation for a future when studios will be able to make films using completely synthetic versions of famous actors at any age. Even after they have passed away.
Famous American actor Harrison Ford, whose digital images are owned by Disney, has answered the question of whether he is trying to gain control over his appearance in preparation for a future when studios will be able to make films using completely synthetic versions of famous actors at any age. Even after they have passed away.
«You don’t need artificial intelligence to steal my soul. You can already do it for five cents with good ideas and talent,» Ford told the WSJ in an interview.
His words are a reference to actor Troy Baker, who played the lead role in the video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Ford played Indiana Jones in numerous films.
«He did a brilliant job, and he didn’t need an AI to do it,» Ford praised Baker. Troy Baker is also a famous actor, but moviegoers are unlikely to recognize him. However, his voice is well-known to video game players — Baker played Joel in The Last of Us, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, Sam Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Monaghan Higgs in Death Stranding, and has appeared in many other projects.
Harrison Ford also said that he is not too concerned about the future use of his digital images.
«My plan is to keep working on this face until I don’t care what happens. I’ll sell it piece by piece as long as I’m alive. I’ve been compensated. You don’t have to worry about me,» the actor added.
Previously, the CEO of the Ukrainian startup Respeecher, which used artificial intelligence to recreate the voice of a deceased actor for the addition of «The Illusion of Freedom» to the game Cyberpunk 2077, said that this technology could transform the field of voice acting without leaving people «overboard.»
