Necromancy: AI Company Resurrecting Classic Hollywood Stars to Read Audiobooks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is resurrecting Hollywood stars — including Judy Garland, James Dean, and Burt Reynolds — with the approval of the late actors’ estates.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is resurrecting Hollywood stars — including Judy Garland, James Dean, and Burt Reynolds — with the approval of the late actors’ estates.
DETROIT, Michigan — Former 2024 GOP presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy told Breitbart News exclusively at the Turning Point Action People’s Convention in June that he sees a coming debate within the America First future of the GOP about the size, scope, and level of control of the government.
Acclaimed actor Morgan Freeman has publicly denounced unauthorized use of his voice through AI technology.
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies Suno and Udio faced legal action Monday launched by major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records. Allegations include committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels’ recordings to train music-generating AI systems.
The tiny Caribbean nation of Anguilla has found a lucrative side-gig in the business of letting artificial intelligence (AI) companies use their .ai domain code for their websites.
Fast food restaurant McDonald’s is reportedly ending the test of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the eatery’s drive-thru lanes.
An AI rendering of actor Morgan Freeman beat the uncanny valley to the point it fooled the head of his own production company.
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the movie “Philadelphia” is the latest Hollywood figure to sound the alarm on AI, while also warning about the dangers of soulless streaming algorithms.
Senate Republicans on Thursday accused the Democrat majority at the FCC of acting as a “de facto arm” of the Biden campaign for advancing AI regulations during an election year, Breitbart News learned exclusively.
Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher is bullish about AI, saying the technology will enable people to create their own content that will compete with the movies and TV shows put out by the Hollywood studios.
Big Media and Bigger AI are at it again to exclude views that don’t fit their narrative.
AI removes everything that stops everyday people from creating their own movies and TV shows — the studio system, distribution issues, and mostly the cost.
After posting a devastating $77 million loss in 2023, the disgraced and doomed Washington Post is about to turn to artificial intelligence.
A new movie dramatizing the life of Russian leader Vladimir “Putin” uses artificial intelligence technology to superimpose Putin’s face on an actor’s body — prompting its director to call it the “first deepfake” feature film.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said he is concerned about foreign election interference in the form of cyberattacks, spreading conspiracy theories, setting up fake events to incite violence or hiring
Singer Sheryl Crow is the latest entertainment industry figure to sound the alarm against artificial intelligence technology, demanding that Congress pass laws to create “ethical boundaries,” especially for the use of AI in music.
With some help from artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis, celebrated for his timeless hits like “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “I Told You So,” has his voice back.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs debuted a “spokeswoman” named “Victoria Shi,” a digital character created by artificial intelligence.
A clash is brewing in Hollywood as actors seek to impose limits on artificial intelligence technology — particularly when it comes to their digital likenesses — while studios are pushing back, arguing that such limits would violate First Amendment rights.
A Maryland high school athletic director was arrested on Thursday under suspicion of using AI to frame his principal as a racist.
John Driskell Hopkins, one of the founding members of the Zac Brown Band, says he is “scared to death” over the advancement of artificial intelligence and what it will do to the entertainment industry and society at large.
The estate of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur has threatened singer Drake with a lawsuit for a recent Kendrick Lamar diss track that allegedly uses an AI-generated voice mimicking the rapper.
Platinum-selling rapper Drake has revived the late Tupac Shakur by using artificial intelligence technology in a new diss track against rival artist Kendrick Lamar.
Distributor A24 is facing public backlash after it apparently used AI technology to generate promotional artwork for the movie “Civil War.”
The streaming platform Netflix has been accused of using AI imagery in its true crime documentary What Jennifer Did.
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon says her industry shouldn’t be scared of AI and needs to embrace its possibilities.
An investigation has been launched into allegations of inappropriate digital photos being created and shared in a California school.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio pledged closer cooperation with the United States on artificial intelligence research.
Comedian Jon Stewart is sounding the alarm on AI, saying rapid adoption will result in lost jobs on a massive scale.
A new study has found that 42 percent of movie and TV production workers fear that AI-generated content will “harm people” in their field.
Lara Trump is bashing the DNC for releasing an artificial intelligence-generated “diss track” in response to her new single.
The BBC said it has no further plans to use generative AI technology to promote the long-running series Doctor Who after the network was slammed by complaints from viewers who didn’t appreciate the marketing blitz.
The head of UK taxpayer-funded BBC has big plans for the national broadcaster with an enthusiastic deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) topping the to-do list.
Artificial intelligence technology is coming to Hollywood a lot faster than many could have anticipated. This week, OpenAI is reportedly making the rounds to studios and talent agencies in a bid to promote Sora, the text-to-video generative AI application that its developers hope will revolutionize the way Hollywood makes movies and TV shows.
The tech firm Nvidia unveiled a series of AI-powered, potentially self-reliant robots at a recent exhibition.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
A surprising number of respondents to a poll — 22 percent — believe artificial intelligence (AI) technology can deliver TV shows and movies that are more appealing than human efforts.
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation will hold a hearing on the White House’s overreach in influencing artificial intelligence on Thursday, March 21.
A consulting firm called Gladstone AI published a report commissioned by the State Department this week that recommended more government involvement with the development of artificial intelligence (A.I.) to avert “urgent and growing risks to national security,” which could metastasize into an “extinction-level threat to the human species.”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was not a hit at the usually tech friendly SXSW festival this week, despite the festival’s attempt to laud it.