President & COO Jamie Byrne, CEO George Strompolos, and Chief Creative Officer Dave Clark in Venice, California. Photo: Jeff LorchToday, we’re announcing the launch of Promise—a new studio built from the ground up to push the boundaries of storytelling with the transformative power of Generative AI. Promise will produce original films, series, and new formats in collaboration with the world's best Gen AI artists and storytellers. Our goal is to foster an environment where creativity and ...| Promise
Major Hollywood studios are building content strategies to begin beta testing lip-sync dubbed versions of film and TV shows| Variety
Video generation models are rapidly advancing, but, to be viable, tools for Hollywood productions, still need to improve quality and controllability.| Variety
How generative AI software tools and models will revolutionize film and TV production processes| Variety
Promise, a studio startup backed by Peter Chernin and Andreessen Horowitz, is enthusiastically embracing gen AI as a power tool for creatives.| Variety
AI studio Asteria is partnering with AI startup Moonvalley to build an “ethically trained” video model that can be used on studio productions.| Variety
Fine-tuning AI models can be effective in animated content workflows but still poses legal and labor risks for studios and artist talent| Variety
How independent studios are proactively integrating generative AI into professional content development workflows| Variety
How generative AI companies are examining partnerships with celebrity talent for AI text or voice-enabled chatbot features and applications| Variety
Studios training AI models on owned art assets still face dilemmas and signal a need for contract protections for artists| Variety