Mark is being hypocritical with his criticism of movie studio ethics, given his own willingness to indulge in law breaking and fisticuffs with law enforcement (and not just in this story!). Call me old-fashioned, by I don’t see how this characteristic enhances the Mark Trail brand in any positive way.

Movie and production studios do seem intent upon using AI scans of actors for their own purposes, which has also been one of the key complaints in the current actors’ strike. I would not be surprised if some studio put out a film composed entirely of AI-generated actors, selling it to gullible viewers as a new technological breakthrough, rather than the cynical, money-grubbing scam that it would be. Actually, there is a 12-minute “movie” (more of a trial), completely fashioned with AI (though not using images of actual actors). You can view it here. Frankly, it’s rather primitive and looks like computer game imagery from years ago. But I digress.