Oscars Ban AI in Films, Human Touch in Art

0:00It's May 2nd. Welcome to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the Story. The Academy behind the Oscars just unveiled fresh rules targeting generative AI in films. Starting now, only human performances that are credited in the billing and done with consent qualify for awards. Same goes for screenplays. They got to be human author to even be in the running. These changes hit amid buzz around an indie flick featuring an AI version of Val Kilmer. There's also this AI actress named Tilly Norwood, grabbing headlines, plus cutting-edge video tech that's got some directors straight up panicking about the future. Back in 2023, AI was a huge flashpoint in the actors and writers' strikes, with everyone fighting to protect real jobs from tech. Takeover. Beyond movies, publishers yanked a novel over-suspected AI use, and writers' groups are flat-out saying AI-tainted work can't snag awards anymore. All this shows Hollywood and beyond, drawing hard lines to keep the

1:02human touch alive and art, as AI keeps pushing boundaries.