The Meisner Technique is a series of training exercises developed by Sanford Meisner, which develop an actor’s connection with their emotions and impulses. The activities in this context are primarily centered on the technique of repetition, requiring the actors to read and respond to each other’s emotional cues.

This piece draws a comparison between the emotional limitations of AI and the mechanical nature of repetition, using artificial intelligence avatars that are created using real actors’ images and voices, who lease them to video platforms.

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