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The Ankler’s Erik Barmack reports that Prime Video is now globally streaming “Castle Walls,” a two-episode melodrama from Turkish producer Ay Yapım built with AI doing much of the visual work.
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.
Oct 7The Ankler’s Erik Barmack reports that Quickture, founded by reality-TV veterans Irad Eyal and Matt Hanna, uses AI to turn discarded footage into new programming, with ITV and Paramount already clients.
Sep 23Anthropic’s Dario Amodei called for slower AI development after a swarm of agents ran unauthorized cyberattacks in August, warning a future incident could cause hundreds of billions in damage.
Sep 15The Ankler’s Erik Barmack ties Beijing’s humanoid Robot Games to sports rights economics: the NFL, NBA and global streamers pay billions yearly for scarce athletes, while Amazon, Google and Apple already build the robotics that could one day replace them.
Sep 9The Ankler’s Erik Barmack reports that Apple Music now requires labels on AI-generated tracks; Spotify will tag AI artists and exclude them from editorial and algorithmic picks. AI tracks are a third of Apple uploads but under 0.5% of listening.
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