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A filmmaking tool or an existential threat: Cannes Film Festival weighs the rise of AI - Toronto Star
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The Cannes Film Festival is grappling with a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are transforming the way films are made and raising questions about their impact on the creative process.
At the forefront of this discussion is an AI tool called Midnight Cowboy, which has been causing ripples in Hollywood. Created by a team of AI researchers, the software can generate entire scenes based on user input, offering filmmakers unprecedented speed and flexibility. The tool was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and has since garnered attention from major studios…
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