Andy Serkis on whether algorithms can take over actors' jobsNovember 7, 2017 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Andy Serkis is known as one of the world's best performance capture actors. Serkis explains visual effects studio, Weta, has 17 years' worth of data on his face which allows them to match what he does to the computer generated characters. In a conversation with the BBC, he admitted that computers could take over from actors in films but that it's not going to be probably very good. "Algorithms can, if we let them, take over everybody's job and everybody's livelihood," he said. "There are script-writing packages which are algorithmically driven now, so that you type in a place, a character, a thing and then you press go and then it'll write a story for you. "I mean it's not going to be probably very good but maybe in a thousands years time it will be amazing. I am sure that everything is capable of being driven by algorithms because it's all about data at the end of the day. I know that Weta have 17 years of data of my face which is why now the amount of information allows them to match what I do to a closer degree." Born and raised in Ruislip, his mother was English and his father an Iraqi gynecologist of Armenian descent. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |