On a related note, it's long been a dream of mine to "download a car" by 3D scanning a nice 1:18 model of something exotic (like a Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Lusso or BMW 507), pay a company to create a full size model by milling it out of a huge block of foam with a huge 5-axis CNC machine, cast fiber glass molds of the body panels, build a spaceframe chassis underneath, fit the rear subframe of a Tesla, and the front axle of a Miata, and live forever in glory.
Subscriptions service for thee because “intellectual ownership” but not for me to make a digital slave on your appearance.
Don’t get me wrong, the fact ai technology has gotten to this level is great and might someday allow anyone single person to create a high quality movie or game with no budget. But this will only work if all of it is voluntary and within the public domain.
I thought this was a great argument initially, but the counter here would be that in the case of Hollywood, both parties would be agreeing to perpetual copies. In the case of piracy, that isn't the case.
I think the argument against digital copies of actors is that the studios tend to have most of the power in negotiations, so it's less of an agreement and more of a coercion.