Hollywood Is Already Using AI (and Hiding It)
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Three hours to create a PG-13 anime version of a blockbuster action film? That's the future Lionsgate executive Michael Burns envisions with AI. As Hollywood grapples with an existential crisis, AI studios are offering lifelines - and ethical quandaries.
"Everyone's using it," one agent confides. "They just don't talk about it."
From concept art to visual effects, AI is seeping into every stage of production. Some see it as inevitable evolution, others as an existential threat.
"The biggest fear in all of Hollywood," one producer notes, "is that you're going to make a blockbuster, and guess what? You're going to sit in litigation for the next 30 years."
As studios experiment behind closed doors, unions scramble to protect workers. But in an industry desperate to cut costs, the allure of AI may prove irresistible. The future of filmmaking hangs in the balance.
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