Performances by actors created by AI will not be eligible for Golden Globe awards, organizers said Thursday, days after they were left out of Oscar contention.The new guidelines will not automatically disqualify performances that have used artificial intelligence to enhance an actor, but instead require that a live human be the central element.
Golden Globes announces new guidelines
“Submissions in which a performance is essentially created or generated by artificial intelligence are not eligible” for consideration at the annual film and television awards ceremony that kicks off the Hollywood awards season, organizers said.“The use of AI for technical or cosmetic enhancements (such as aging, aging, or visual changes) is acceptable, provided the underlying performance remains that of the credited individual and the AI does not replace or materially alter the work of the performer.”
The Oscars reduce the use of AI
The new rules come days after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it was curtailing the use of AI.The Oscars body said only real human performers – not their AI avatars – can be nominated for the film world’s biggest awards, and scripts must be written by a person, not a chatbot.The use of artificial intelligence remains one of the most sensitive issues in the entertainment industry and was central to the 2023 strikes that shut down Hollywood, as actors and writers warned that unchecked technology threatened their livelihoods.
Val Kilmer’s film creates a stir
The new restrictions come after an AI version of the late Val Kilmer was introduced to a public of movie theater owners, a year after the “Top Gun” star’s death.A young, digital version of Kilmer appeared in the trailer for the archaeological action pic ‘As Deep as the Grave’, telling another character, “Don’t be afraid of the dead and don’t be afraid of me.”The project was created with the passionate support of the actor’s family, who provided access to Kilmer’s video archives, which were used to recreate the actor at various stages of his life.
