AI tools can now generate movie scenes, resurrect lost footage and replace entry-level jobs – forcing Hollywood to rethink creativity, labor and authorship.
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Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
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Director, Creative Innovation Studio; Associate Professor, RTA School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Clinical Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Faculty Associate, PhD Candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State University
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Professor of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California