→ Using AI to Replace an #Actor Is Now Against the #Law in #California
https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/using-ai-replace-actor-against-law-california-1235048661/

“No one should live in fear of becoming someone else’s #unpaid #digital #puppet. Gov. Newsom has led the way in protecting #people — and families — from #AI #replication without real #consent.”

Using AI to Replace an Actor Is Now Against the Law in California

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills sponsored by SAG-AFTRA that extend the guild's recent AI protections.

^{Brian Welk (IndieWire)}

Light hearted news:

#SupremeCourt Justice #KetanjiBrownJackson and #actor #MattDamon were scene partners in drama class in college

They were paired up to memorize their lines and do a scene from "Waiting for Godot"

“At the end, the professor said, ‘Ketanji, you were very good. Matt, we’ll talk,’ ” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I was better than Matt Damon in a scene’”

Jackson spoke to CBS Sunday Morning Sept. 1 for the release of her memoir, "Lovely One"

https://people.com/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-matt-damon-scene-partners-harvard-drama-class-8705269

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirms She and Matt Damon Were Scene Partners for a Harvard Drama Class: ‘It Is True’

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confirms she and Matt Damon were once paired up as scene partners during a Harvard University drama class to act out scenes from 'Waiting for Godot.'

^{Angel Saunders (PEOPLE)}