For Hollywood, AI Is a Double-Edged Sword

Story by Erik Hayden

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Hollywood grapples with the double-edged sword of AI, balancing cost-savings with labor concerns and creative implications as the industry embraces new production technologies.

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Veteran actor Tom Hanks embraced AI de-aging technology for his role in the highly anticipated film 'Here', allowing the movie to be greenlit on a tight $45 million budget rather than costing twice as much.
While AI offers potential cost-savings in areas like VFX, labor unions are pushing back - the Animation Guild urged members to reject a contract that would allow studios to replace workers with AI, lacking protections against job losses.

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Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Metaphysic, Miramax, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, Runway, Blumhouse, Meta, WGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Weta FX, DNEG, MPC, Here, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Masters of the Air, Pinocchio, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Good Will Hunting, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Alien: Romulus, The Mitchells vs. the Machines

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