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International Insider: AI – Friend Or Foe?; Guard Change At Channel 4; Canneseries Report
AI usage, Channel 4's CEO exiting and a report from Canneseries are leading this week's International Insider.
Natasha Lyonne this week told Glenn Garner she’s planning to utilize artificial intelligence in her directorial debut Uncanny Valley using what she called the “first clean foundational model that is copyright-clean” and would not “omit any department heads or production designers or cinematographers.” She was at the same time among the 400+ Hollywooders who signed an open letter urging the Trump administration not to prioritize global AI leadership over the country’s prized creative industries. It’s too early to say if her tenure will be looked back on fondly, but the former Shine exec has certainly had some big wins: establishing a national office in Leeds, staving off Tory government attempts at privatizing the public service broadcaster and setting a digital-first agenda that could keep Channel 4 relevant in the streaming-dominated eras to come. When Stew pushed him for an update, the answer was, “We have to find the right time to get started.” Gaming IP from parent Sony is clearly vital for the streamer, with the likes of Ghosts of Tsushima among the big bets for coming years, alongside new Demon Slayer movies.
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