Clone Wars: Newsom Strikes Back

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new laws to protect actors from unauthorized AI use

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new laws to protect actors from unauthorized AI use, allowing them to opt out of contracts with vague AI rights clauses and preventing the digital cloning of deceased performers without estate consent. These laws, effective from 2025, aim to balance innovation with worker rights in the AI-driven entertainment industry.

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William Shatner shares his views on AI licensing as a potential posthumous income source for his family, showing a nuanced perspective on the issue.

The Reply AI Film Festival at the 81st Venice Film Festival showcased over 1,000 AI-generated or enhanced short films from 59 countries, highlighting AI's growing role in filmmaking. "To Dear Me" by Gisele Tong won first place, illustrating AI's potential in creating deeply emotional and visually distinctive content, while raising discussions on AI's impact on traditional filmmaking.

Snapchat has launched a new AI video-generation tool at its Snap Partner Summit, allowing select creators to produce videos from text and soon from image prompts. This tool, powered by Snap's proprietary video models, includes safety features like watermarks and content warnings, and is currently in beta for a limited creator group.

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