Sara Poyzer, who has performed as a lead actress in Mama Mia, sparked concerns in the industry after she revealed that the BBC was using an AI voice instead of her on a show.
The BBC has defended using AI instead of an actress to 'recreate a voice' for a dying person who is unable to talk in a forthcoming documentary.
In a statement the corporation said it was making a 'highly sensitive' programme with a contributor who is 'unable to speak'. 'In these very particular circumstances and with the family's wishes in mind we have agreed to use AI for a brief section to recreate a voice which can now no longer be heard. This will be clearly labelled within the film.'
The BBC have decided a robot can do her job better after replacing actress Sara Poyzer with Artificial Intelligence The Mail has learnt that the email was a response from a production company that was working with the BBC on a project hoping to hire Ms Poyzer. Posting a screenshot on her Twitter and Instagram, the email read: 'Sorry for the delay – we have had the approval from the BBC to use the AI generated voice so we won't need Sara anymore'
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