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Documentarians are weighing the ethics of using AI to create synthetic voices or fake historical footage.

The deepfaked voice of Anthony Bourdain in Roadrunner is just one controversial application of AI in documentaries, and now the Archival Producers Alliance has drafted some “best practices.”

It’s calling for filmmakers to be “transparent” to viewers, to get consent from human subjects, and to prioritize primary sources. The group hopes to issue final guidelines this summer.

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