Google DeepMind invests $75 million in indie film studio A24 in a landmark partnership to develop AI filmmaking tools, as Hollywood's AI race intensifies with Netflix and Amazon also making major moves to integrate artificial intelligence into film production.
Google is investing $75 million in acclaimed studio A24 to develop AI-powered filmmaking tools through a partnership with Google DeepMind, marking a major push into Hollywood as tech giants race to reshape how films are created.
Google DeepMind and A24 are joining forces in a groundbreaking research partnership that embeds cutting-edge AI directly into the filmmaking process, with Google also making a financial investment in the acclaimed studio.
Runway's AI Film Festival in Santa Monica puts generative AI filmmaking in the spotlight, showcasing ten short films that blend 4K AI-generated shots with traditional footage, as Hollywood accelerates its embrace of the technology through major studio deals and high-profile advisers like Martin Scorsese, even amid growing pushback from creatives …
Anthropic overhauls Claude Design with GitHub imports, brand compliance enforcement, seamless design-to-code integration, and nine new export partners including Adobe, Canva, and Vercel, while also slashing token costs to fix a major pain point from its initial launch.
Facebook launches AI Mode, a revolutionary search feature powered by Meta AI that pulls real user opinions from across Meta's apps, alongside creative tools that let users virtually change their clothing and appearance using AI-generated photo presets.
The Art Directors Guild condemns Martin Scorsese over his advisory partnership with AI startup Black Forest Labs, accusing him of betraying human collaborators, while director Boots Riley speculates financial motives drove the deal — Scorsese defends the tool as a creative communication aid, comparing it to his past use of …
A24's youngest director Kane Parsons, 20, slams generative AI as 'genuinely harmful' and a sign of 'cultural rot,' vowing to never use it creatively while planning to explore its societal impact in future films.
A 95-minute AI-generated action-fantasy film called 'Hell Grind' debuts after a Cannes Film Festival preview, produced in just 14 days for under $500K using the Higgsfield AI platform, signaling a potential revolution in how films are made and financed.
A new standalone C++ engine called SAM3DBody-cpp now delivers real-time 3D full-body motion capture from a single camera with zero Python dependencies, supporting multi-person tracking, a 70-joint skeleton, and direct BVH export compatible with Blender.