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Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI's future in Hollywood with A24 deal
Google DeepMind is investing $75 million alongside a partnership with prestige film studio A24 to develop AI-assisted filmmaking tools, signaling a deliberate push into creative industries beyond the lab. The pairing of DeepMind's technical capacity with A24's reputation for craft-forward, auteur-friendly productions makes for an intriguing — if somewhat uneasy — combination. Questions about creative authorship, labor displacement for working artists, and what it means to industrialize filmmaking under an AI-friendly banner deserve more scrutiny than the deal's announcement invites.
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