Korean powerhouse CJ ENM has unveiled a 100% artificial intelligence-generated animation and plans to expand to AI film and AI drama within the year. Cat Biggie was showcased alongside CJ’s first ever AI strategy at a Culture Talk in Seoul, Korea earlier. The non-verbal short-form animation is…

Google APAC president Sanjay Gupta called on the media and entertainment industries to embrace AI’s opportunities, while acknowledging concerns around the protection of talent and creativity. Speaking to audiences at APOS, currently held in Bali, Gupta referred to this year’s Google AI…

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of UK actors have been “digitally scanned on set without their informed consent,” according to an open letter from Brit actors union Equity urging progress on artificial intelligence as it returns to the negotiating table with Pact. British actors Emma D'Arcy, Tamsin Greig…

Representatives of international animation, screenwriters and actors guilds staged a protest at the Annecy Animation Film Festival on Thursday to voice their fears over the implications of generative AI for their professions and human creativity in general. Around 150 people joined them on the…

Scripts from more than 130,000 films and TV shows have been used to train generative AI models, which a BFI report said today “poses a threat to the fundamental economics of the screen sector.” The report taps into major concerns over artificial intelligence and copyright, coming as the UK…

Sky boss Dana Strong says artificial intelligence (AI) has become a “cultural movement” within the organization, but she has serious concerns about IP protection. Strong cited the new opt-out system being considered by the UK government, which would mean copyright holders would need to opt-out…

A black-tie gala next week will center on the topic of just about any conversation in D.C. that touches on tech: Artificial intelligence. The inaugural AI Honors, presented on Tuesday by the Washington AI Network at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, will honor lawmakers, tech executives, researchers…

Ex-Prime Video Italy Boss Joins Rainbow Group Marco Azzani, the former Country Manager for Prime Video Italy, has joined Rainbow Group as Executive VP of Digital Channels and Distribution. He had exited Amazon in February after a decade and his appointment at Italy-based animation house Rainbow…

Alex Serdiuk, the CEO of Respeecher, has opened up on how Hollywood is scaling up its use of synthetic voice and voice cloning technology. Serdiuk told an invite-only Cannes confab that his company's AI generated voice services are now being employed across the production cycle and by Hollywood…

The White House seems to be continuing its affinity for artificial intelligence-generated imagery depicting Donald Trump in bizarre and deifying themes, from a falsified photo of him as a would-be pope to now a hunk-ified Sith lord from Star Wars (none of these words are in the Bible). “Happy…

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EXCLUSIVE: Part of Hollywood’s cohort of ethical AI advocates, Natasha Lyonne is walking the talk with her upcoming feature directorial debut. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere of Poker Face, returning May 8 with three episodes on Peacock, the 2x Golden Globe nominee told Deadline how she plans to…