Hollywood studios are expected to retain the right to train artificial-intelligence models based on writers’ work under the terms of a tentative labor agreement between the two sides, citing people familiar with the situation. The writers would also walk away with an important win, a guarantee that they will receive Read more…
Nearly seven decades after he died, James Dean “has been cast as the star in a new, upcoming movie,” reports the BBC: A digital clone of the actor — created using artificial intelligence technology similar to that used to generate deepfakes — will walk, talk and interact on screen with Read more…
You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough. — Joseph E. Levine
According to the Financial Times, Universal Music Group and Google are considering developing a tool that people can use to create AI-generated music using popular artists’ voices and melodies. Gizmodo reports: Under the licensing deal, the relevant copyright owners would be paid for the use of their likeness and would Read more…
In an open letter earlier this year, Neal Mohan, the recently appointed head of YouTube, made a pledge to creators that better translation tools were coming. Now, YouTube is delivering on that promise with Aloud — a free tool that automatically dubs videos using synthetic voices, raising creators’ hopes and Read more…
As Hollywood executives insist it is “just not realistic” to pay actors — 87 percent of whom earn less than $26,000 — more, they are spending lavishly on AI programs. While entertainment firms like Disney have declined to go into specifics about the nature of their investments in artificial intelligence, Read more…
A fleet of some 500 drives were performing a display over Melbourne’s Docklands in the lead up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. About 350 of them didn’t come back and are now being fished out of the Yarra River, no doubt somewhat worse for wear. According to the operators, Read more…