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Helen Mirren Fools Gala Crowd with an A.I.-Generated Speech

The tribute to Mirren at the Beverly Hilton featured remarks from (actually human) collaborators, including Harrison Ford, Bryan Cranston, and Patrick Stewart.

When Dame Helen Mirren took the stage at the Beverly Hilton to accept the 37th annual American Cinematheque Award on Thursday night, she began by reciting an elegant, if cliched, declaration of gratitude for her lifetime spent working in Hollywood. (The American Cinematheque Award was arguably the second most prestigious honor that Mirren received that night, beaten out by The Rock’s declaration via video message that she’s the kind of person with whom he’d like to share a glass of his Teremana tequila.) Legendary market researcher and focus group guru Kevin Goetz was also honored with the organization’s Power of Cinema Award, and was feted with a video montage featuring congratulatory messages from the likes of Tom Cruise, Margot Robbie, Judd Apatow, and Charlize Theron.

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