Actors say AI doppelgangers are replacing roles, while some argue workers can fight back by rebuilding the business with AI
nptacek · x · 2026-07-29
A Business Insider story says actors are increasingly seeing AI-generated remakes and digital doubles of their performances. In a quoted thread, Yishan argues that if AI threatens your job, the first move is to see whether you can use AI to recreate the full function of your employer, or a profitable slice of it.
The post frames AI disruption as something workers may be able to turn back on incumbents: if studios can use AI to cut actors out, actors can also use the same tools to make films themselves.
The linked article describes examples like Brittany Marsicek discovering a vertical drama she starred in had been remade with a character that looked and sounded like her, and Ashley BeLoat finding an AI-generated remake of a series she led.
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