The ability of Canadian locations to stand in for American ones is a critical element in our own movie and TV industry. It brings billions of production dollars north of the 49th parallel. But if it suddenly becomes cheaper to stay in L.A. and use AI to create your location, rather than physically move to a “stand-in” location, our film and TV industry will dry up almost instantly.
Source: Media Insider: Will AI Wipe Out The Canadian Film And TV industry?