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A curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
Meet Engine Cinema. OpenAI Killed Sora to Build a Cinema Camera
At a closed industry keynote, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced what may be the company’s most unexpected move yet, a cinema camera.
An AI-generated version of the late Val Kilmer is starring in a new movie
“I think death is just a transition to another state of consciousness.” - Val Kilmer. How prescient.
After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
The Motion Picture Association denounced the newest AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, saying it had unleashed a flood of copyright infringement in the day since it became available.
AI-Generated Series on the American Revolution Debuts
Has a new revolution begun?
Acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky has raised eyebrows by releasing a series of AI-generated short films called ‘On This Day… 1776’ that mark the semiquincentennial anniversary of the American Revolution.
Podcasts under siege as AI bots flood airways
Podcasts under siege as AI bots flood airways. New competitors in crowded market disrupting industry
Watchdog demands OpenAI pull Sora
Public Citizen warns of deepfake dangers with AI video app.
Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Team Up for AI-Generated Versions of Their Voices
Actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have teamed with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
Here’s the $2,000 fully AI-generated ad that aired during the NBA Finals
Here’s the $2,000 fully AI-generated ad that aired during the NBA Finals.
Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringement
For those using Midjourney for their AI creations, you want to pause.
The Wall Street Journal Tested Google Veo and Runway to Create an AI Film
From the technology consultant with the WSJ, this is a great glimpse into AI movie making.
AI Just Faked An Entire Auto Show So Well It’s Creepy
I called BS when I first saw this. I was wrong. And this is as of NOW. If artificial intelligence worries you this video might send you over the edge with a fake auto show.
The frontier of AI, robotics & creativity in production
Hey gimbal guys and gals, look what’s coming!
Inside YouTube’s Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers — And How Studios Are Secretly Cashing In On The AI-Fueled Videos
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s AI! Inside YouTube’s Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers — And How Studios Are Secretly Cashing In On The AI-Fueled Videos
TCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads
Coal or cool? You decide.
With new short films on its free streaming service, TV-maker TCL is positing a new approach to monetizing TV owners and to film and TV production that sees reduced costs through reliance on generative AI and targeted ads.
Funding one hundred films for a new era of media
We’ve been documenting the rise of AI for sometime now. This is just the next step toward embracing the future of production.
Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library
And here…we…go…
Some Actors Will Let AI Replicate Their Voices For Advertisements Under New Union Agreement
One year ago they were enemies. Not now.
Video game actors go on strike over AI issues
While the SAG/AFTRA actor's strike may have been long resolved, the video game actors are just beginning.
McDonald's AI Commercial: A Taste of Tomorrow
McDonald’s is Loving It…AI that is:
Watch the story of a dream come true: The creation of Toys"R"Us and Geoffrey the Giraffe
Say what you will, but this is the next step in the inevitable evolution of AI production.

