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So, there's a bit of a crazy story coming out of Hollywood right now. Val Kilmer, very famous actor. You may remember him from Batman, Top Gun, Tombstone, so many incredible films, is set to star in a new film. But you also might remember that Val Kilmer actually died about a year ago. So, this whole thing is being made possible only with the use of AI. Now the actor is set to posimously star in the independent film as deep as the grave through a generative AI digital replica marking one of the boldest and most high-profile uses of artificial intelligence in movie making to date. His estate and daughter Mercedes Kilmer gave permission for the digital replication and are being compensated with Mercedes saying the project honors her father's lifelong optimism about emerging technology as a tool for storytelling. The production claims it followed SAG After guidelines on digital replicas, positioning itself as a model for how to ethically use AI to bring deceased performers back to the screen. A question Hollywood is increasingly being forced to confront. Tell us in the comments what you think. Is this a good use of AI? Should they be doing this? Or is this taking it a step too far? Let us know what you think.