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Pioneering Digital Mask Restores Damaged 15th Century Masterpiece in Record Time

Jun 12, 2025

Nature

A pioneering digital mask with 57,314 colors printed on polymeric films restores a damaged 15th century oil painting in just 3.5 hours, 66 times faster than conventional methods while adhering to ethical conservation principles and closely matching digital simulations.

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Innovative Film Mask Technique Restores Damaged Paintings

Jun 12, 2025

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A groundbreaking technique using digitally constructed film masks adhered to original paintings restores damaged areas while preserving the artwork's integrity and providing a record of restoration changes.

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Disney, Universal Sue AI Image Generator Midjourney Over Copyright Infringement

Jun 11, 2025

The Independent

In a groundbreaking legal battle, entertainment giants Disney and Universal take on AI image generator Midjourney, filing a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging unauthorized use of their iconic character libraries to generate AI-generated images, escalating tensions over intellectual property rights in the AI era.

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Hundreds Flock to Runway's Groundbreaking AI Film Festival in New York

Jun 10, 2025

Tech Brew

Hundreds attend Runway's groundbreaking AI film festival in New York, showcasing experimental shorts that incorporate cutting-edge generative AI techniques for creating realistic imagery, highlighting the rapid advancement of AI video generation technology.

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Surreal AI Dreams Unveiled at Runway's Pioneering Film Festival

Jun 06, 2025

The Hollywood Reporter

Runway AI's pioneering Film Festival at Lincoln Center unveiled 10 surreal, dreamlike AI-generated films, showcasing AI as a tool for creativity and filmmaking that enables new forms of artistic expression.

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AI-Generated Film Wins Top Prize at Prestigious Festival

Jun 06, 2025

Deadline

In a groundbreaking achievement, 'Total Pixel Space,' an AI-generated film by Jacob Adler, claimed the top prize at Runway's prestigious AI Film Festival, held at New York's iconic Lincoln Center, signaling AI's burgeoning influence on art and culture.

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Folk Band Embraces AI to Plagiarize Itself for New Song

May 28, 2025

Yahoo Entertainment

The Wurzels, a folk band from Somerset, embraced AI technology to analyze their song catalog and gain lyrical inspiration, resulting in their new song 'Wurzel Me Up' that they playfully acknowledge plagiarizes their own work, raising questions about AI's role in creative processes.

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Former Meta Exec Claims Requiring Artist Consent Would 'Kill' UK's AI Industry

May 26, 2025

The Verge

Former Meta executive Nick Clegg sparked controversy by claiming that requiring AI companies to obtain permission from artists before using their work to train models would 'basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight,' reigniting debates over AI ethics and intellectual property rights.

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Google DeepMind Teams with Director Darren Aronofsky to Create AI-Generated Films for Tribeca Festival

May 20, 2025

Google

Google DeepMind partners with acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky's Primordial Soup to produce three AI-generated short films using advanced video models like Veo, with the first film 'ANCESTRA' premiering at Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2025, marking a groundbreaking fusion of artificial intelligence and traditional filmmaking.

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Unveiling AI's Dark Underbelly: Exploitation, Piracy, and Ethical Reckoning

May 19, 2025

Rest of World

Unveiling AI's Dark Underbelly exposes the exploitation of workers and artists by tech giants, who train AI models on copyrighted works without consent, raising ethical concerns and proposing alternative visions for responsible AI development through curated datasets and community consent.

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