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Amazon Prime Video Explores AI-Driven Dubbing for Global Expansion
In a bid to enhance global accessibility, Amazon Prime Video experiments with artificial intelligence to provide dubbing for select licensed content, reflecting the streaming industry's shift towards innovative localization strategies.

AI Video Model 'Marey' Poised to Shake Up Hollywood in 2025
Asteria Film and Moonvalley are set to launch Marey, an ethically trained generative AI video model for Hollywood in early 2025, designed to prioritize legal and creative transparency by using exclusively licensed and original data.

AI Predictions for 2025: A New Era in Entertainment and Technology
TheWrap interviewed industry and AI experts to get their takes on what AI has in store for 2025.

Meta Launches Video AI Platform “Movie Gen”
The platform will be able to produce video and audio clips based on prompts from users.

Sports Entertainment Incorporating AI Tools
Topgolf is using technology from AI company LogicMonitor to strengthen the customer experience and business management.

YouTube Creating New Tools That Identify AI-Generated Content
Still in early stages, the tools would automatically recognize content created by AI that replicate a creator’s likeness or voice.

“Alien: Romulus” Uses AI to Bring Back Original Character
Late actor Ian Holm makes a cameo in the new film from the “Alien” franchise through AI technology.

Google’s New Pixel Phones Incorporate AI
The latest models’ built-in AI tools and features point to the company’s investment in artificial intelligence.

Kunlun Tech launches an AI-generated music streaming platform
The venture shows how AI is further being used in the creative industries.

An AI Tool That Spots Potential Olympians
The innovative product appeared at the Paris 2024 Olympics where attendees could measure their scores in different tests and compare their data to gold medalists of the past.

Meta Eyeing Celebrity Voices for new AI Tool
The company is in talks with high-profile celebrities for millions of dollars in exchange for permission to use their voices in its MetaAI assistant tool.

Meta Launching AI Studio on Instagram
The new tool lets creators build personalized AI chat bots to answer frequently asked questions from users.

Fable Studio Launches Platform for User-Generated AI TV Shows
Showrunner is a new platform that allows users to generate TV episodes using AI technology.

Hollywood Stars to Narrate Audio Content Posthumously
With the blessing of the actors’ estates, readers can hear the voices of late Hollywood stars Judy Garland, James Dean, and Burt Reynolds through a new partnership with AI company ElevenLabs.

Filmustage: Pre-production AI Tool Used in Netflix’s “Gentlemen”
Filmustage, an AI-powered platform aiming to streamline pre-production, is used by Hollywood filmmakers in high-profile projects.

New AI-powered Streaming Service Allows Viewers to Create Shows
Fable Studio introduces Showrunner, a streaming platform that lets users create and customize their own animated episodes using advanced AI technology.

ChatGPT-4o: Advanced Voice Assistant and Improved Content Creation
OpenAI has launched GPT-4o, an enhanced AI model featuring a user-friendly voice assistant, inspired by HER (2013), capable of real-time interaction and improved image, video, and text processing.

Edge Video Launches AI-Driven eCommerce Engine
Netherlands-based Edge Video introduces an AI-powered eCommerce technology, transforming video streams into interactive shopping experiences.

Amazon Music Introduces AI Playlist Creator
Amazon Music's new AI feature, Maestro, allows subscribers to generate personalized playlists using simple text and emoji prompts, currently available in a limited beta in the US.

Adobe Integrates AI into Premiere Pro
Adobe is set to transform Premiere Pro with new AI-powered video and audio editing tools.