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‘Mamma Mia!’ Stage Star Sara Poyzer Replaced By AI On BBC Show To Recreate Voice Of Dying Person — Update


'Mamma Mia!' stage star Sara Poyzer published an email saying her services were not required because the production was using an AI voice.

AI will be a major discussion point as Equity renews its collective agreements with UK producer trade body Pact this year. Deadline revealed last September that AI provisions were a focus of Equity-ITV negotiations for actors on soaps including Coronation Street. These included: “Never compromising human creative control, supporting rights holders and sustaining our editorial standards, but proactively launching tools that help us build relevance.”

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