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Neighbours is being recut into short vertical episodes focused on Margot Robbie’s storylines, using an AI-assisted production tool. The series is intended for phone viewing, where apparently even the residents of Ramsay Street cannot escape the format shift.

The Guardian reports that RoseBerry Media repurposed original episodes using RedSnapper for its Epis platform. Fellow cast members say they were not consulted. That puts a familiar question about AI and archived media into a very specific setting: who gets a say when old performances are cut into new products? Should actors have a say before their past work is repackaged this way?

Discuss: Should actors have a say before their past performances are repackaged into AI-assisted short-form content?

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