The agreement that has broken the Hollywood actors strike includes new rules for the use of AI. Specifically, studios can now digitally recreate a synthetic version of an actor as long as they have their consent. The contract says employment-based digital replicas are “created during a performer’s employment with their physical participation, and used to portray the performer in scenes they didn’t actually shoot.” It’s mandatory for performers to give their consent, and if the performer does not consent before they die, then consent is still needed from “an authorized representative or the Union,