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Natasha Lyonne Bets on AI With Directorial Debut ‘Uncanny Valley’


Actress and writer Natasha Lyonne will direct 'Uncanny Valley,' a sci-fi film that will include AI-generated material from her studio Asteria

From the Slums of Beverly Hills to the heart of Silicon Valley: actress, writer, and director Natasha Lyonne isn’t shying away from artificial intelligence, even as fellow creatives in Hollywood fret over what the tech means for their industry. AI has been a fractious issue across the entertainment industry and was a major sticking point in the 2023 Hollywood strikes, which found screenwriters and actors fearful that studios could use it to churn out scripts or insert a movie star’s likeness into visual content long after their death. Hundreds of actors, directors, and other film insiders — led by Lyonne — recently signed a letter urging the federal government not to loosen copyright protections preventing AI companies from training their models on a wider pool of writing, visuals, and more.

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