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AI-Generated Rom-Coms: Because Apparently Human Emotion Was Just Too Complicated

Hollywood's reliance on AI to generate romantic comedies threatens to strip the genre of its heart, nuance, and ultimately, its humanity.

Local Film Festival Bans 'Authenticity' After Director's Entire Backstory Revealed to Be AI-Generated

An Iowa film festival banned the concept of 'authenticity' after discovering its closing night film's director and backstory were entirely AI-generated.

Local Indie Filmmaker Attempts to Fund 'Existential Dread: The Musical' with NFTs of His Cat's Disapproving Glances

A struggling filmmaker is attempting to fund his musical about existential dread by selling NFTs of his Persian cat’s perpetually disappointed face, with predictably limited success.

AI-Generated Rom-Coms: Because Apparently Human Emotion Was Just *Too* Complicated

Local Film Festival Bans 'Authenticity' After Director's Entire Backstory Revealed to Be AI-Generated

Local Indie Filmmaker Attempts to Fund 'Existential Dread: The Musical' with NFTs of His Cat's Disapproving Glances

AI-Generated Rom-Coms: Because Apparently Human Emotion Was Just Too Complicated