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Cannes Lions: AI Chatter – of Both Fear, Optimism – Replaces Brands Buzz at the 2024 Ad Fest
There is no question that AI has been the “topic du jour” at this year’s international gathering
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81% of Creatives Think AI Will Benefit Their Work in New Study, but Regulation Remains Majority Concern
UTA introduced “AI Takes Center Stage: The Real-Time Impact of AI in Creative Media & Marketing” at Cannes Lions Thursday
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Apple’s AI Intelligence: Safe, Secure and Ethically Sourced – Or Is It? | Commentary
Its “next big thing,” which Apple debuted this week to much fanfare, asks us to consider what these marketing slogans really mean
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AI Copyright Issues ‘on Shifting Sands’ but Legal Protections Are Coming, Experts Tell PGA Produced By Conference
Renard T. Jenkins, Ghaith Mahmood and Lori McCreary explain what producers need to know about generative AI, the future of deepfakes and more
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New York Bill to Protect Actors From AI Voice and Likeness Replicas Passes Assembly
“[These are] the most essential parts of who we are and the work we do,” SAG’s Rebecca Damon says of the Digital Contracts Act
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Nvidia Overtakes Apple as World’s Second-Most Valuable Company
The AI boom fuels the chipmaker, now behind only Microsoft
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VC Says ‘Chaos’ Coming for Startups, Ads and Online Business as Generative AI Eats Web
If the web is an infrastructure built on paying and optimizing for referred traffic, what happens when that’s diminished?
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OpenAI’s Sora to Debut 5 Original Shorts Made Using AI at Tribeca Film Festival
Participating filmmakers include Bonnie Discepolo, Ellie Foumbi, Nikyatu Jusu, Reza Sixo Safai and Michaela Ternasky-Holland
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Scarlett Johansson’s Agent Tells OpenAI to ‘Slow Down’ to Ensure Products Get Built ‘Transparently, Ethically and Responsibly’
The company firmly denies that the “Sky” voice feature was a deliberate imitation of the “Her” actress
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Scarlett Johansson Says She Declined ChatGPT’s Proposal to Use Her Voice for AI – But They Used a Soundalike Anyway: ‘I Was Shocked’
OpenAI denies allegations that it used the actress’ voice for its Sky tool, but proceeded to suspend it on Monday
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OpenAI Wants To Get Big Fast, and Four More Takeaways From a Wild Week in AI News | Commentary
Ignore the flirty bot, OpenAI’s big strategic play became clearer this week.
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Voiceover Actors Sue AI Startup Lovo for Stealing Their Voices ‘Without Permission or Proper Compensation’
Plaintiffs are seeking $5 million in damages in the class-action suit
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IATSE and Studios Talk AI Protections, Wages in Latest Negotiations
The union shared a memo as part of its efforts to update members more frequently on negotiations
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New Tech Offers An ‘Ear To The Weird’ at AI Film Festival
Panelists at Runway’s first AI awards fest in L.A. say the controversial tool can be a nonjudgmental creative partner
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Bumble Founder’s Dystopian Vision for the Future of Dating Is Straight From a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode
Whitney Wolfe Herd imagines a world in which people’s AIs can date each other













