Sara Poyzer, an actress who starred in the stage production of Mamma Mia!
for over 10 years, will bereplaced by AIin an upcoming production for the BBC.
Sobering… said the star in response to a crass email from producers posted in atweet Tuesday.
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Sorry for the delay, said a producer via email.
We have had the approval from BBC to use the AI-generated voice so we wont need Sara anymore.
The Beatles used AIto recreate the late John Lennons voiceto perform one final song with Paul McCartney.
Shes one of the more prominent actors to be replaced by AI.
However, Poyzers tweet did not include the full context.
This is awful, saidone actor.
Its so out of order shameful, said an artist onInstagram.
There needs to be transparency so we can choose to avoid watching/listening to such shows.
The BBC came under fire recently for usinggenerative AI to promote Doctor Who.
In that case, the company used AI to create emails and images to promote the popular series.
The company decided to stop injecting AI into Doctor Who after an immediate and fierce backlash from fans.
Voice actors, just like other actors, are fighting the wave of generative AI in the media industry.
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It spit out an image of her topless on a bed.
