Hollywood vs. AI: who owns creativity in the age of algorithms?
Hollywood vs AI: A pitched battle between human creativity and artificial intelligence is remaking Hollywood, stirring debates over intellectual property, artistic integrity, and even the very definition of storytelling. With…
Hollywood workers union reaches pay, AI-use deal with top studios
By Rishabh Jaiswal (Reuters) – A union representing Hollywood film and television crew said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative three-year deal with major studios that includes agreed-on pay…
Actors, Hollywood studios still at odds on AI and other issues, union says
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for Hollywood actors and major studios have not resolved concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues in talks aimed at ending…
Black Mirror: Actors and Hollywood battle over AI digital doubles
By Dawn Chmielewski Black Mirror: (Reuters) – Like a plot from the anthology television series “Black Mirror,” the Screen Actors Guild says it is battling the studios for control over…
Sean Penn: Studios’ AI stance in Hollywood writers strike a ‘human obscenity’
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) – Actor Sean Penn said on Friday he supported striking Hollywood writers and called studios’ rejection of their demand to restrict the use of artificial…
‘Plagiarism machines’: Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make…
Movie Gen: why Meta’s video AI is different from others
There can be no social media without AI, especially when it comes to those who invented social media. It was only a matter of time, also because the company had…
Stuntronics: Disney is building ‘stunt robots’ that could change Hollywood forever
Disney is known for magic and innovation, but its latest development—”Stuntronics”—might be its most revolutionary yet. Stuntronics are advanced stunt robots that can perform jaw-dropping aerial stunts previously unimaginable for…
California governor signs legislation to protect entertainers from AI
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law on Tuesday that aim to help actors and performers protect their digital replicas in audio…
AI creates the TV series you want, Showrunner case
AI TV Series: Partly because of its ability to transform processes in various industries and partly because of the marketing that accompanies it, GenAI is now everywhere. Beyond IT and…