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Hollywood’s AI Aversion Could Have Consequences for the Next Generation
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Emily Blunt Refused to Use AI to Create Her ‘Disclosure Day’ Alien Voice | Video
“I thought I could make some real, really strange sounds,” the actress tells “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans
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Pope Leo Continues Anti-AI Crusade, Says Tech Weakens Human ‘Creativity and Judgment’
“AI can be a valuable tool and, at the same time, it calls for a measured and vigilant approach,” the pope writes
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Jorge Gutierrez Drops Out of Amazon’s GenAI Series After Backlash
The writer and animator was slated to create animated series “Punky Duck,” which would be made using generative AI tools, as part of the GenAI Creators’ Fund
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CNN Sues Perplexity for Unlawfully Distributing News Content, AI Company Responds: ‘You Can’t Copyright Facts’
“Perplexity, a company valued at tens of billions of dollars, should not be able to steal from entities that create the original content Perplexity exploits,” a network spokesperson says
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Amazon Bolsters AI Production With 3 Animated Series Orders, Launches GenAI Creators’ Fund
“Creative breakthroughs happen when visionary storytellers are given access to transformative tools,” Amazon MGM Studios’ Albert Cheng says
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Roku Updates Home Screen for the First Time in Over 10 Years | Video
“We talked to the viewers, we tested extensively, and we pushed until the design and the data lined up for a meaningful update,” CEO Anthony Wood says
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YouTube Will Start Automatically Labeling Videos With ‘Significant’ AI Use
The video sharing platform is adding automatic artificial intelligence detection and simplified disclosure labels for viewers and creators alike
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Anthropic Co-Founder Thanks Pope for Raising Alarm on AI: ‘We Keep Finding Things That Are … Unsettling’
Chris Olah says all AI labs, including Anthropic, work within incentives that can “conflict with doing the right thing”
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Pope Leo Sounds Alarm on AI: ‘Pursuit of Greater Profits Cannot Justify Choices That Systematically Sacrifice Jobs’
The open letter also advocates for the protection and retraining of workers whose jobs are threatened by the technology
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SAG-AFTRA’s New AI Protections: What They Mean for Real and Synthetic Actors
Producers would have to prove that an AI-generated actor like Tilly Norwood brings “significant digital value.” Here’s what that means
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Spotify Will Introduce Memberships as New Way for Creators to Make Money
The music streamer is also making AI-generated, personalized podcast episodes for listeners
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Amazon’s Alexa Will Now Create AI Podcasts From News Articles on Demand
Alexa+ users will get their info from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Washington Post, Time, Forbes, Business Insider, Politico, USA Today and over 200 local newspapers
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Spotify Adds Verified Badges to Podcasts, Vows to Remove Unauthorized AI Offerings
The streamer previously added the badge for musical artists in late April
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Paramount Taps Former Google Exec Barak Turovsky as Consumer AI Head
The EVP is tasked with exploring ways for Paramount+ and Pluto to leverage AI in areas such as personalization, content discovery, engagement and monetization
