For most of its short modern existence, AI has been seen as an enemy of actors — a dinger of their craft if not swiper of their jobs — as synthetic media is prompted instead of performed.
USC wants to switch all that up.
The university’s School of Dramatic Arts has just launched an “Institute For Actor-Driven Innovation” that administrators hope will give performers a chance to benefit from, instead of lose to, the rise of artificial intelligence.
“Up until now actors have really been on the wrong end of these changes,” Emily Roxworthy, dean of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. “We want to do something about that.”
At the outset the institute will focus just on helping students understand the rudiments of AI. USC will work with Adobe on educational events like one scheduled for later this month (the company is a sponsor of the institute) as well as build
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