Ice-T OK with AI avatar playing his roles forever, wonders if digital double would be skillful in bed
Ice-T says an AI version of himself could be even better
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Rapper and TV drama mainstay Ice-T recently claimed he’s open to the idea of artificial intelligence being used to create a digital double of himself that can act long after he’s gone.
However, he is cautious about one thing: whether his future avatar has the requisite skills in the bedroom.
The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star expressed he was fine with the notion that an AI version of him might reprise his roles indefinitely.
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"I think Ice-T could potentially act forever," Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Marrow, told Page Six.
The star was interviewed before hosting a book launch for Mark Minevich’s "Our Planet Powered by AI."
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Rapper Ice-T recently claimed hed be fine if an AI-generated version of himself played his TV and movie roles long into the future. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
The actor who plays Det. Odafin Tutuola in the long-running crime drama said an artificial version of himself might even be better.
"I wouldn’t care. I think to say ‘no’ would be selfish. A future AI version of me would be better than me."
However, there was one skill he claimed he wasn’t so sure his AI doppelgänger could perform.
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"I’d worry if it could f---" the "New Jack Hustler" rapper quipped.
The actor’s comments came shortly after the end of the SAG-AFTRA Hollywood strike, where one of union members’ concerns was that AI would start replacing human jobs in the industry.
Ice-T indicated that he’s at peace with the idea, and expressed his belief that it’s just a matter of time before it becomes reality.
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Coco Austin, Chanel Nicole Marrow and Ice-T attend the "Blue's Big City Adventure" premiere event on November 12, 2022 in New York City. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Paramount+)
"I believe it’s coming and we need to just address it as it comes," he said. "There is nothing you can do."
He quoted legendary music producer Quincy Jones for a little more perspective.
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"One of my favorite quotes from Quincy Jones is, ‘If you want to lose a fight, fight the future.'"
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The artist also admonished people worried about AI taking their jobs.
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"I think people are freaking because they think they are going to lose their jobs — but people can lose their jobs at any time."
He provided some reassurance, though: "I don’t think people will lose jobs, they will have different jobs, we will become more computer-ish type people. When you imagine the future, you don’t imagine manual tasks, you imagine future s---."
When asked if he plans on continuing his iconic "Law & Order" role, he said he's "on 'til the wheels fall off."