"Black Mirror: Joan's Nightmare and the Ranking of All Episodes"
The Black Mirror episode "Joan Is Awful" has become a symbol of the potential Screen Actor's Guild strike, as it explores the theme of AI replacing actors. The episode depicts a woman whose actions are turned into a biographical drama featuring an AI-generated likeness of Salma Hayek. The fear is that AI technology could render screen actors obsolete, leading to job loss and the unauthorized use of actors' likenesses. Sag-Aftra members are calling for regulations to protect against misuse and ensure fair compensation for the use of AI likenesses.