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The Oscars’ AI Lie: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Last year’s ‘Brutalist’ controversy gave way to a landscape where the tech is rewarded — as long as it’s cloaked in prestige
Brad Pitt and the Economics of the Digital Double
Why A-list stars are renegotiating longevity, not novelty, in the AI era
Awards Season Meets Artificial Intelligence
Why eligibility rules are becoming Hollywood’s next AI battleground
Ryan Reynolds and the First AI Advertising Problem Hollywood Can’t Ignore
Why celebrity-driven brands are colliding with generative marketing tools
Anthropic Is a $350 Billion Problem for Hollywood About to Strike
Soon, the company’s Claude will be as standard in industry offices as Slack and Excel — reshaping who gets hired and what gets made
Hollywood’s First Real AI Credit Fight
Why a quiet end-title dispute matters more than any demo
8 AI Companies Doing This the Right Way (and Won’t Get You Sued)
My picks for Hollywood to get behind in 2026 as Big Tech’s shortcuts catch up
Why Hollywood Still Hasn’t Released a Fully AI-Generated Film
Despite the tools, studios are refusing to own the outcome
Taylor Swift and the New Rules of AI Enforcement
Why celebrity power, not law, is shaping how platforms police synthetic likeness
5 Burning Questions Hollywood Should Ask After Trump’s AI Executive Order
From guilds to Gavin Newsom: what studios and creatives need to reckon with now
Scarlett Johansson and the Line Hollywood Refuses to Cross
Why one voice dispute quietly reset AI risk tolerance across studios
AI Search and the New Hot Mess of Hollywood Discovery
‘What to watch’ is a minefield as Literate AI uncovers major biases around stars, Harry Potter and the MCU — and grim fallout for marketing, greenlights and talent
International Producers See Opportunity Where Hollywood Sees Risk
Why AI adoption looks different outside the studio system
Pre-Production Becomes the Real AI Battleground
Why studios are automating decisions long before cameras roll
Sora 2 and the Talent Takedown
How OpenAI’s latest video model is forcing Hollywood’s unions into uncharted territory
Ari Emanuel and the Leisure Algorithm
Why the Endeavor chief thinks AI will make free time the next luxury good
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’
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
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.
Sora Explodes in Popularity - and in Controversy - as OpenAI’s Video App Floods Feeds with Disturbing Clips
The new tool’s instant success has also exposed how quickly synthetic imagery can veer into violence, racism, and unlicensed mimicry before moderation can catch up.