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Oct 21, 2023

How Meta and AI companies recruited striking actors to train AI

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Hollywood actors are on strike over concerns about the use of AI, but for as little as $300, Meta and a company called Realeyes hired them to make avatars appear more human.

One evening in early September, T, a 28-year-old actor who asked to be identified by his first initial, took his seat in a rented Hollywood studio space in front of three cameras, a director, and a producer for a somewhat unusual gig.

The two-hour shoot produced footage that was not meant to be viewed by the public—at least, not a human public.

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