Will Tom Hanks be replaced by AI soon? The Forrest Gump star worries about the future

Tom Hanks, who stars in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City on June 21, spoke about the controversial topic of artificial intelligence on the microphone. The Adam Buxton Podcast.

The least we can say is that the 66-year-old actor has a rather fatalistic take on the matter. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, if an actor is replaced by an artificial intelligence in a movie, “People will definitely understand it, but the question is whether they care or not.”“, he wonders.

“I may get hit by a bus tomorrow, but my interpretations can go on without stopping”– adds the artist.

“If I wanted to, I could make a seven-film saga starring me where I’d be 32 from this day forward and forever. Anyone can create themselves at any time. How old is AI or AI. Deep fake”Tom Hanks emphasizes.

According to the actor, the development of artificial intelligence is far from unexpected. To support his argument, Tom Hanks mentions his role in Robert Zemeckis’ feature film, The Polar Express, in 2004. He played a character that was fully animated using motion capture technology.

We saw that coming, we saw that there was the ability to take zeroes and ones inside a computer and turn them into a face and a character.

“This film contained our own data locked in a computer”– explains the actor. “We saw it coming, we saw that there was this ability to take zeros and ones in a computer and turn them into faces and characters. It’s only grown. Billions of times since then.”Analyzes the actor.

Tom Hanks also claims that there is growing concern in the artistic community, which is trying to legally protect itself from the use of their image in AI.

“I can tell you that there are discussions going on in every guild, agency and law firm to find legal material about my face, my voice and everything that is part of my intellectual property. With this realistic degree of quality, it will become. An artistic challenge, but also a legal challenge”he explains.

We especially remember Tom Cruise’s ultra-realistic deep fake, which caused a stir in social networks or digital rejuvenation, which is becoming more and more common in cinema.

Disney researchers are currently developing revolutionary new methods to age or rejuvenate the face in an ultra-realistic way, as seen in the video above.

I can tell you that there are discussions going on with all the guilds, agencies and law firms to find legal material with my face, my voice and everything that is part of my intellectual property.

In France, the world of dubbing in particular is afraid of the massive growth of artificial intelligence that can recreate the voices of actors and actresses. The point raised by Tom Hanks on intellectual property protection is therefore crucial. Meanwhile, the artist will be physically present in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, in theaters June 21.