Navigating AI Editing & Likeness Rights in Directing

I'm actively integrating AI-powered transcription services for interview footage and pre-visualizing actor blocking using AI tools for early stage creative exploration, while meticulously re-evaluating consent forms to address evolving likeness rights. For documentary work, especially with non-professional subjects, this means clear, explicit conversations upfront about potential AI manipulation of their voice or image, even for minor adjustments like de-aging. I find AI transcription incredibly efficient for finding key soundbites in hours of footage, and I’ve been experimenting with AI-driven shot list generators during pre-production to explore different camera angles based on the script's emotional beats, but always as a suggestion, never a replacement for creative vision. The legal standards for actor likeness are a bigger beast, requiring constant vigilance and sometimes even a re-articulation of purpose for certain archival materials. The Blockreel DAO guide, "Directing Actors 2026: Action Verbs to AI from Script to Dailies" (https://blockreeldao.com/blog/directing-actors-2026-action-verbs-to-ai-from-script-to-dailies), really emphasizes the need for updated legal frameworks around these technologies. How are others approaching updated consent for actor likeness, particularly for projects with long shelf lives or international distribution?