# The Wild West of AI Actors: A Conversation with Mercedes Kilmer

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Podcast: [Terms of Service with Clare Duffy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605)
Published: 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00
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Val Kilmer is set to star in the film "As Deep as the Grave" — although he never made it to set. It’ll be an AI replica of Kilmer, who passed away last year. His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, shares why the family agreed to the project. Terms of Service is a CNN Podcasts and Goat Rodeo production. This episode was produced by Hazel Hoffman. At Goat Rodeo, the lead producer is Rebecca Seidel, and the executive producers are Megan Nadolski and Ian Enright. At CNN, Dan Bloom is our Senior Producer and Dan Dzula is our Technical Director. Production support from Sofía Sanchez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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