AI microdrama edit of Neighbours worries actors and crew

Former Neighbours actors and crew have raised concerns about a Fremantle and RoseBerry Media project that uses AI to scan decades of episodes and re-edit old footage into short vertical micro-dramas for mobile viewers, starting with footage of Margot Robbie. The companies say the tool only identifies material from original broadcast footage and that human editors approve every stage, but actors including Matt Werkmeister and Sam Clark say they were not approached and are unsure of their rights under contracts signed before streaming and AI existed. Sound recordist Bruce Findlay compared the process to "cutting up a Picasso," and the MEAA union said workers should be consulted before their likeness or expertise is used.