What happens to Salma Hayek in ‘Black Mirror’ might seem ridiculous – but the way celebrities handle their AI rights could affect us all

• A new episode of Netflix’s “Black Mirror” explores how celebrities will contend with AI replicas.
• How to regulate these replicas has also been raised in the ongoing Hollywood strikes. 
• The way these issues are handled for actors and performers could have an impact on everyone.

The season six premiere of the Netflix series “Black Mirror” explores a world in which humans are haunted by their AI replicas.

Amid the rapid development of AI chatbots that can mimic famous people and historical figures, the alternate reality “Black Mirror” portends seems a stone’s throw away from our own.