UPDATE: TheBBChas issued a statement that offers important context toSara Poyzers viral social media posts.
This will be clearly labelled within the film.
On her social media accounts, Poyzer published a screenshot of an email in which the news was delivered.
Sara Poyzer performs in ‘Mamma Mia!‘Getty
She captioned the post sobering and tagged the BBC.
Poyzer did not respond to a request for comment.
She replied to some messages, saying the email was grim and proper s***.
Comedian Stevie Martin commented: Most of my income comes from voiceovers.
Without it I would have had to pick another career cos of money.
This makes me want to explode.
For Sara, for ourselves as creatives, and for our industry.
This is the beginning of a very slippery slope.
@bbcarts…BBC arts.
Wheres the art then?
?This is incredibly enraging and upsetting and we should all be up in arms about this.
For Sara, for ourselves as creatives, and for our industry.
This is the beginning of a very slippery slope.
Like our American brothers and sisters its time to resist this.
Poyzer, whose screen credits includeEastEnders, tagged Equity in her social media posts.
The union launched a campaign in 2022 to change the law and stop AI stealing the show.
The BBC have always stood for quality in their factual and drama broadcasting.
Voice artists are particularly skilled actors who deserve not to have their work devalued.
Deadline has contacted the BBC for comment.
The corporation has made a number of pronouncements about AI in recent days.
Late last week,the broadcaster saidit would stop using AI forDoctor Whopromotion after receiving complaints from viewers.
On Tuesday,BBC director general Tim Daviestaked out some AI principals for the corporation.
