Robin Williams' children Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams have revived the late actor's Instagram account, dormant since his death in August 2014, to combat unauthorized AI recreations of his voice and l…
At Variety's annual Showrunner Breakfast on August 14 in West Hollywood, top showrunners including Jonathan Tropper, Ashley Nicole Black, Debora Cahn, and Dan Harmon discussed network notes, writers' …
Mirage, the AI startup behind the video-editing app Captions, launched a 24-hour AI-generated news channel called Mirage News Network, which reached 50,000 viewers on X and drew 824,000 impressions on…
Roku has launched a 24-hour free channel, Fairground AI, at number 300 on The Roku Channel, broadcasting only AI-generated movies and shows with AI-made ads. The content is curated by Colin Petrie-Nor…
Director Eli Roth admitted on Tuesday that AI was used in 'a very small portion of a few scenes' in his upcoming horror film 'Ice Cream Man,' after previously suggesting the animated sequence was hand…
The White House posted a generative AI-created parody of Nicole Kidman's AMC Theatres ad, replacing 'magic' with 'MAGA' and featuring scenes of President Donald Trump, amid AMC's record-breaking weeke…
Former TheWrap and Variety reporter Jeff Sneider accused Deadline Editor-At-Large Mike Fleming Jr. of stealing his scoop about an AI-related scandal involving an unpublished debut novel, 'Call Me, I'l…
A German court ruled that AI music startup Suno infringed copyrights by using music from GEMA's catalog without a license, requiring licenses for both AI model training and AI-generated music. The Mun…
Meta's profit fell 14% to $15.85 billion in the last quarter despite revenue rising 28% to $60.8 billion, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg poured billions into AI infrastructure and legal costs. The company rai…
Locarno's StepIn think tank will debate 'Power, People, Data and the Future of Film' in its 15th year, focusing on how algorithms, AI, data-driven decision-making and industry consolidation are reshap…
Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director of 'Her Private Hell,' told Variety that governments must regulate artificial intelligence, arguing that excessive digitalization is unhealthy for the mind and…
Sony Music Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against AI music platform Udio, alleging illegal copying of over 30,000 songs from artists including Beyoncé, Harry Styles, and Elvis Presley to train its …
Elon Musk vowed that his AI tool Grok will produce a full-length, historically accurate film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey' before the end of the year, prompting 'Doctor Strange' director Scott D…
Netflix paid $587 million to acquire Ben Affleck's AI startup InterPositive, which the actor founded in 2022, as the streaming giant invests in creator-led AI tools for visual effects and post-product…
Andy Serkis confirmed to Variety that 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' will use AI to de-age actors, including returning stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, and Lee Pace. Serkis emphasized th…
Fountain 0 startup has released 'Odysseus: The Fall,' a fully AI-generated 135-minute film based on Homer's epic, costing in the 'mid-five figures' to produce. Director Ash Koosha hopes to capitalize …
Andy Serkis, currently directing and starring in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' for Warner Bros. (release 2027), said his animated 'Animal Farm' adaptation sparked U.S. 'outrage' over pe…
Meta pulled its Muse AI tool on Friday, July 10, three days after launching it on Tuesday, July 7, following backlash over its default opt-in policy that allowed anyone to use public Instagram photos …
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell slammed President Donald Trump as 'the worst thing that ever happened to our country' after he posted an AI-generated video mocking her and other critics. The video, shared on…
Actor Harry Shearer has made legal enquiries about protecting his voice and likeness from AI-generated use after his death, calling the technology 'a very sophisticated form of mimicry' driven by thos…