In this compelling episode EP 29: Chuck Slavin - When Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes your face, your voice- and your Job, of the Ingrid Centurion Podcast, Ingrid Centurion sits down with actor and SAG-AFTRA activist Chuck Slavin for a candid conversation about the rapidly changing relationship between artificial intelligence and the entertainment industry.
The discussion explores what happens when AI can replicate an actor’s face, voice, likeness, and performance—and what that could mean for consent, compensation, ownership and employment. Chuck shares his perspective on the challenges performers face as studios and technology companies develop increasingly sophisticated digital-replica tools.
Ingrid and Chuck examine whether actors should have the right to control how their digital identities are created and used, how contracts should address AI-generated replicas, and what protections may be needed for performers whose images or voices could potentially be used long after a performance is completed.
The conversation also looks at the impact on working actors, background performers and the next generation of talent. If AI can generate synthetic performers or reproduce existing performances, what happens to the entry-level jobs that help actors build careers? And where should society draw the line between using AI as a creative tool and using it to replace human performers?
Beyond Hollywood, the episode raises a broader question: If technology can replicate what makes a person professionally unique, who owns that identity—and who should control how it is used?
Chuck and Ingrid also discuss the ethical and legal questions surrounding AI, including consent, compensation, contractual rights, digital replicas, and efforts to establish legal protections for performers.
Ultimately, this episode is about more than artificial intelligence. It is about human creativity, personal identity, employment, ownership and the future of work.
Listen to “When AI Takes Your Face, Your Voice—and Your Job” for an important conversation about what happens when technology can reproduce the very things that make a performer unique.
