Returning guest Ed Ulbrich is now chief content officer and president of production at metaphysic.ai, which is using AI tools to create photorealistic digital humans in real-time for movies such as Robert Zemeckis Here. Ed breaks down what Metaphysic.ai does and how it can be used by directors to see live versions of digital doubles while slashing production times and costs.0:00:00 Intro0:04:30 What Ed's been doing since his last podcast0:09:20 The evolution of digital humans0:13:13 How the technology works0:18:23 Creating 2Pac0:24:22 Why 2Pac was OK ethically0:28:53 SAG-AFTRA and defeating the AI boogeyman0:33:30 AI as jet fuel for creativity0:38:29 The first AI-generated full body in a movie0:42:23 How AI is changing the economics of Hollywood0:47:29 Are kids still into movies?0:51:03 And how do we entertain them now?0:56:10 What makes music videos unique1:00:20 Cross-border productionLinks:Metaphysic.ai: https://metaphysic.ai/ Ed Ulbrich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edulbrich/ Ed Ulbrich on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1261724/ CG Garage Podcast homepage: https://www.chaos.com/cg-garage