"It is amazing how fast CGI and AI are progressing. The use of this technology everywhere is becoming commonplace and accepted by everyone. It is now more difficult to notice the difference between what is real and what is fake. In the future it will be impossible - unless you are an expert with specialized equipment - to, for example, spot a deepfake video."

"CGI has been used for decades to assist in creating the make-believe world of television and films. Now with AI it is the next step in the evolution and one day almost all films, television shows, plays, music, literature, etc. will be created by AI."

In the Star Trek francise CGI is indispensable.

It is not only the recreation of sets, but also that of characters with the look and voice of the original actors - alive or deceased - that have reached a point where soon you can expect (S)TOS and NuTrek characters to be together in a movie or show and also interact with each other - e.g. in flashbacks - and you won't be able to tell the difference. Of course the correct casting and make-up will still be necessary for now.

For example:

• Yeoman Colt (Green screen) - videoclip (no audio)

• Yeoman Colt (LightStage capture + live rendering) - videoclip (no audio)

• Yeoman Colt - videoclip

• Yeoman Colt | USS Enterprise Bridge - videoclip 1 (no audio)

• Yeoman Colt | USS Enterprise Bridge - videoclip 2 (no audio)

• Spock and Colt - BTS pre-roll videoclip

• Spock and Colt - videoclip 1 (no audio)

• Spock and Colt - videoclip 2 (no audio)

• Spock and Colt - videoclip 3 (no audio)