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Sora 2 and the Talent Takedown
Sora 2 and the Talent Takedown

How OpenAI’s latest video model is forcing Hollywood’s unions into uncharted territory

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Wonder Studios and the Art of Teaching a Machine to Direct
Wonder Studios and the Art of Teaching a Machine to Direct

How a U.K. startup is building Hollywood’s first AI-native studio

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Ari Emanuel and the Leisure Algorithm
Ari Emanuel and the Leisure Algorithm

Why the Endeavor chief thinks AI will make free time the next luxury good

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Netflix’s Machine That Dreams in 4K
Netflix’s Machine That Dreams in 4K

Inside Netflix’s gamble to fuse storytelling and synthetic intelligence

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Akshay Kumar Files Suit to Protect His Likeness as Bollywood Confronts the AI Era
Akshay Kumar Files Suit to Protect His Likeness as Bollywood Confronts the AI Era

Akshay Kumar moves to court to protect his personality rights

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Marc Andreessen Says AI Will Create a New Type of Filmmaker—Hollywood Braces for a Power Shift
Marc Andreessen Says AI Will Create a New Type of Filmmaker—Hollywood Braces for a Power Shift

Marc Andreessen says AI will give rise to a new type of filmmaker: ‘That’s a reason for profound optimism’

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Olivia Williams Calls for ‘Nudity Rider’-Style Rules for AI Body Scans
Olivia Williams Calls for ‘Nudity Rider’-Style Rules for AI Body Scans

Olivia Williams says actors need ‘nudity rider’-type controls for AI body scans

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CAA Tells OpenAI: Pay the People Who Built Hollywood Before Your Bots Replace Them
CAA Tells OpenAI: Pay the People Who Built Hollywood Before Your Bots Replace Them

The powerhouse agency pushes regulators and studios to guarantee consent, credit, and compensation as Sora’s viral video tool tests how far creators’ rights can bend before breaking.

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Netflix’s New $700K AI Job Goes to a Human, Not a Machine
Netflix’s New $700K AI Job Goes to a Human, Not a Machine

The streamer’s latest hire isn’t a robot—it’s a high-priced product manager tasked with building generative tools to make 13,000 employees more efficient.

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Reel AI: Erik Barmack’s biweekly article for The Ankler

Sora 2 Shook Hollywood. This AI CEO is Helping the Industry ‘Take a F-ing Stand’

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Erik Barmack’s Reel AI Column from The Ankler

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Sora 2 Shook Hollywood. This AI CEO is Helping the Industry ‘Take a F-ing Stand’
Sora 2 Shook Hollywood. This AI CEO is Helping the Industry ‘Take a F-ing Stand’

Backed by CAA and Comcast Ventures, Bryn Mooser and co-founder Natasha Lyonne’s Asteria is an AI model safeguarding IP in an era of copyright chaos

Sora 2 and the Day Hollywood Went to War
Sora 2 and the Day Hollywood Went to War

Forget Tilly Norwood. OpenAI’s new cinematic model can fake anyone and anything — and power players finally draw their line

‘Run It Through GPT-5’: The Phrase Changing Hollywood Overnight
‘Run It Through GPT-5’: The Phrase Changing Hollywood Overnight

Showrunners, writers, producers & marketing jumped on OpenAI’s update. Industry jobs will never recover

OpenAI’s $30M Animated Film is Coming. Pixar Should Be Worried
OpenAI’s $30M Animated Film is Coming. Pixar Should Be Worried

‘Critterz’ will be made in 9 months and debut at Cannes ’26. The existential stakes couldn’t be higher

Musk’s X-Integrated Insta-Deepfakes: More Insidious Than You Imagine
Musk’s X-Integrated Insta-Deepfakes: More Insidious Than You Imagine

Grok Imagine’s hellish ecosystem where writers, actors, directors — and copyright itself — cease to matter

Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’: Hollywood’s Dazzling Future or Dark Warning?
Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’: Hollywood’s Dazzling Future or Dark Warning?

Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’: For audiences, it’s breathtaking; for the workforce, it’s a test

INTRO TO AI

Quick Explainers on Basic AI Terms and Tools

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Intro to AI: How does ChatGPT work?
Intro to AI: How does ChatGPT work?

We’ve all seen the seemingly magical pitches/scenes ChatGPT is able to create. How does it work?

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Intro to AI: Using the ChatGPT App
Intro to AI: Using the ChatGPT App

ChatGPT recently released an app to use on your mobile device

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Intro to AI: 4 Things to Keep In Mind When Using ChatGPT
Intro to AI: 4 Things to Keep In Mind When Using ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a powerful tool, but it has limitations and drawbacks

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Intro to AI: How to Use ChatGPT Effectively
Intro to AI: How to Use ChatGPT Effectively

Some tips to getting the most out of the popular AI tool

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Intro to AI: Definitions
Intro to AI: Definitions

Some commonly used AI terms to help you understand the conversation

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5 Ways Studios Are Currently Using AI
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5 Ways Studios Are Currently Using AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer across various industries, and Hollywood is no exception. This article explores the several aspects of Hollywood film production that are transformed by AI.

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Why is the WGA striking over AI?

As AI's capabilities have expanded, so too have concerns about job security for human writers. With the potential for AI to automate scriptwriting and other forms of writing, fears are mounting that human writers might become redundant.

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