Proving the humanity of actors…an American move to prevent artificial intelligence from compromising the Oscars

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday that actors generated by artificial intelligence are excluded from nomination for Oscar Award, as part of a campaign to limit the use of this technology in cinema.

The new rules include that the actor must be a real human being and not a copy generated by artificial intelligence in order to be eligible to receive the highest awards in the world of cinema. They also require that scenarios be written by a real person and not an automated program.

The academy said "In the Acting category, only roles listed in the film’s official cast list and proven to have been performed by real actors with their consent will be accepted.".

She added "In writing categories, the rules stipulate that screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible".

This decision comes days after the disclosure of a generated version of With artificial intelligence of the late actor Val Kilmer in front of a number of theater owners, a year after the death of the star "Top Gun".

A young digital version of Kilmer appears in Trailer for the action movie "As deep as the grave"

This project was completed with the support of Kilmer’s family, who were enthusiastic and allowed the use of his photographic archive, which was used to recreate him on screen at different stages of his life.

The use of artificial intelligence remains one of the most sensitive issues in the entertainment industry, and was the focus of the 2023 strikes that paralyzed Hollywood, with actors and writers warning that uncontrolled technology threatens their livelihood.

Other updates to the academy’s rules include a change in How films are nominated for the Best Foreign Film Award.

Until this year, only films nominated by an official national body were allowed to compete, which was a problem for any critical film produced in an authoritarian state.

For example, the film was nominated "It Was Just an Accident" Iranian director Jafar Panahi earlier this year as representing France, which presented it.

Under the new rules, a non-English language film can be nominated in the international film category if it has previously won an award at a major international film festival, such as Cannes, Berlin, Busan, Venice, and Toronto.

In this category, the film is considered the nominee, not the country, and the name of its director is engraved after the film title on the small plaque that is attached to the Oscar statuette, along with the name of the Oscar statuette. The state, if it exists, according to what the academy announced.