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# Ellison’s AI vision: test 15-20 cuts of a movie before release
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/ellisons-ai-vision-test-15-20-cuts-of-a-movie-before-release/
- Published: 2026-10-07T18:19:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T18:19:24.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Erik Barmack reports that David Ellison told a March finance conference AI could let Paramount make 15 to 20 versions of a film, test audience reaction, then pick the winner, with Skydance carrying $80 billion in debt.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, AI, Erik Barmack, Ellison's AI plan to test multiple movie cuts

**Why it matters.** Unions and directors will fight AI-driven test screenings as a creative encroachment, since the push is tied to debt pressure rather than storytelling.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Erik Barmack*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-erik-barmack/) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/david-ellisons-ai-plan-make-a-movie-20-times-but-first/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*