I may be in my 90s, but I'm not sure I want Hollywood to 'de-age' me like Tom Hanks | Sheila Hancock

Yes, with the help of AI, I could play Juliet or go on Naked Attraction. But wouldn't something be lost in the process?

In my long life, I have had to get my head around massive technological changes. When I was young, I relied on my knowledge of the times tables, and counting on my fingers, to add up. It took me weeks to master the revolutionary Amstrad word processor. The only phone was in the hall, calls strictly rationed by my father. Over the years, I have braved the exasperation of my grandchildren, and now Google, Zoom and unmute with the best of them.

But the latest incomprehensible technical revolution has me flummoxed. I seriously fear I will not have mastered artificial intelligence before passing on to a world where, hopefully, the most I will have to cope with are some old-fashioned golden gates, and there will be a nice angel to explain how they work.

Sheila Hancock is an actor and a writer