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‘Thank You for Generating With Us!’ Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

One week after Sora's death, Hollywood AI evangelists doubled down at Runway's summit.

Reporting by Wired AI 1 min brief
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Despite recent setbacks in AI video generation, entertainment industry leaders remain bullish on AI transformation, with notable exceptions like Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy expressing skepticism.

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4 to know

  1. Runway AI Summit timing one week after Sora discontinuation

  2. Kathleen Kennedy as notable AI skeptic

  3. AI compared to transformative technologies like fire and printing press

  4. Entertainment industry AI adoption sentiment

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Publisher excerpt: Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy was one of the few skeptics at the Runway AI Summit, where AI was compared to fire and the printing press just a week after Sora’s death.
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