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Martin Scorsese, the living embodiment of cinema as high art and a conscience for modern Hollywood, on Tuesday threw his weight behind an A.I. start-up that specializes in image generation. In a statement and an accompanying video made in his New York City office, Mr. Scorsese discussed how he had used technology from Black Forest Labs, a fast-rising A.I. venture, during preproduction for a new film. Black Forest Labs said Scorsese had signed on last year as a partner and an adviser.

Source: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

Some have contended that AI may be having its Napster moment, when the music file-sharing software upended the economics and gatekeeping structures of the music industry in the late 90s by enabling millions of users to download and distribute copyrighted songs online. Now, generative AI is forcing book publishing into a long overdue reckoning over what counts as original human work and how the tech should be ethically deployed or disclosed at all stages of the book production pipeline. 

Source: Book publishing’s AI panic is here. And nobody knows what to do about it

For the past several years, the AI industry has largely operated on the premise that intelligence lives in language. Large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude reflect that bet. Runway, alongside other competitors, is making a different one. Its founders believe the next form of AI intelligence won’t be built from text, but from video and world models that learn how the world works, not just how humans describe it. 

Source: Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI

AI film-makers stand on the brink of a breakthrough that backers believe will unleash a new wave of creativity. A new cadre, no longer blocked by red lights from studios, feel liberated. They don’t care that the Oscars and the Cannes film festival have in recent weeks ruled AI out of the running for some of their most prestigious prizes. But the rising movement triggers despair for critics who fume about “ugly slop” and “AI sludge”, robots replacing human creativity and copyright piracy in AI model training.

‘There are no rules’: spotlight on Gossip Goblin as AI film-making enters new era

Yes, celebrities are making all sorts of cringey comments on AI, but lambasting them for acknowledging the technology is here, likely already endemic, and even comes with some compelling use cases isn’t progressing the conversation. AI is currently shaping our digital and material lives in ways that are useful and exciting and noxious and terrifying, often through mechanisms that are mostly beyond the consumptive or creative purview of any one person.

Source: The Demi Moore-AI Debate Is Missing the Point

Demi Moore weighed into the debate surrounding artificial intelligence during the Cannes Film Festival jury press conference on Tuesday, saying that “AI is here” and Hollywood should “find ways in which we can work with it.”  Asked her thoughts on how AI is impacting the movie business, Moore said, “I always feel that against-ness breeds against-ness. AI is here. And so to fight it is to fight something that is a battle that we will lose. So to find ways in which we can work with it I think is a more valuable path to take.”

Source: Demi Moore Says Hollywood Must ‘Find Ways’ to Work With AI

Artificial intelligence has significantly changed how music is produced and distributed. Traditionally, creating music required years of training, access to expensive equipment, and advanced technical skills. Today, AI-driven platforms allow users to generate melodies, beats, and harmonies within minutes. One of the most exciting innovations in this space is the ability to convert ideas directly from text to song generation systems. 

Source: The Evolution of AI Music Creation in the Digital Age