Amid all the conversations about the use of AI to direct, script, shoot, or simply tweak movies, the first AI-made short movies have already hit the market, and a full-length AI-generated feature recently debuted at one of the industry’s most prominent festivals. The problem with Cao’s faith in tech conglomerates — and Wurm’s faith that filmmakers already have a handle on any legal or ethical issues surrounding their movies — is that Runway has, in fact, come under legal fire for being trained on the work of existing visual artists. To the artists suing Runway, they’re vicious swindlers — the other side of the capitalist coin that robs independent creators like Cao of resources and opportunities in the first place.
Author: Siddhant Adlakha
Published at: 2025-04-23 21:43:56
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