AI, Hollywood & the Law: Digital Likeness, Creativity and Legal Trust

In this episode of Monday Bagel, I'm joined by Tim Carter — tech executive, lawyer, IP specialist and entrepreneur — to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping both Hollywood and the legal profession.

Tim brings a rare dual perspective. He led Google’s Android team across EMEA, co-founded a global iHealth nonprofit, and helped build Hollywood’s first AI-based infrastructure allowing actors to control the use of their digital likeness in film production.

In this conversation, we discuss:
How creatives and lawyers react to AI in similar ways
Digital likeness, consent and control in film production
Why AI threatens some tasks — but not creativity or legal judgment
What Hollywood’s AI strikes can teach the legal profession
How AI may level the playing field for smaller law firms
Trust, speed and agility as the core values for lawyers using AI

A thoughtful discussion on AI, creativity and legal trust — and what both industries can learn from each other as technology reshapes professional work.

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: AI, Hollywood and the law
01:25 – Creatives and Lawyers vs AI: Shared fears and expectations
04:15 – What AI Can and Cannot Replace: Human creativity and legal judgment
08:00 – AI Opportunities in Hollywood: Costs, access and new voices
11:10 – Lessons for the Legal Profession: Smaller firms, bigger reach
14:40 – Digital Likeness and Consent: Control, rights and trust
18:20 – Trust, Speed and Agility: Core values for AI in law
23:10 – Final Takeaways: What law can learn from Hollywood

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