{"id":11473,"date":"2023-09-08T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/rage-against-the-machine-why-ai-may-not-mean-the-death-of-film\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T16:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:37:39","slug":"rage-against-the-machine-why-ai-may-not-mean-the-death-of-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/rage-against-the-machine-why-ai-may-not-mean-the-death-of-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Rage against the machine? Why AI may not mean the death of film"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology is Hollywood\u2019s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival\u2019s \u2018immersive island\u2019 will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future<\/p>\n

One of the hottest tickets at the 80th Venice film festival isn\u2019t a movie at all but a VR installation on the event\u2019s self-styled \u201cImmersive Island\u201d. Each user sits at a computer and answers a series of personal questions, which the exhibit \u2013 in the space of a few seconds \u2013 converts into a bespoke portrait of their life. The project, Tulpamancer, is officially the work of Brooklyn-based artists Marc Da Costa and Matthew Niederhauser. In practice, though, it amounts to a creative collaboration between the user and AI.<\/p>\n

Generative AI plays the role of Sleeping Beauty\u2019s bad fairy at Venice. The ongoing writers and actors\u2019 strike<\/a> was largely prompted by fears over the new technology\u2019s impact on film and TV production and has resulted in numerous star performers deciding to skip this year\u2019s festival. But in the meantime, AI \u2013 unwelcome, uninvited and arguably misunderstood \u2013 has already joined the party. It\u2019s hiding in the cracks of the films on the main programme and helping facilitate the creation of the XR (extended reality) pieces on the island.<\/p>\n

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\nTechnology is Hollywood\u2019s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival\u2019s \u2018immersive island\u2019 will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future
\nOne of the hottest tickets at the 80th Venice film festival isn\u2019t a movie at all but a VR installation on the event\u2019s self-styled \u201cImmersive Island\u201d. Each user sits at a computer and answers a series of personal questions, which the exhibit \u2013 in the space of a few seconds \u2013 converts into a bespoke portrait of their life. The project, Tulpamancer, is officially the work of Brooklyn-based artists Marc Da Costa and Matthew Niederhauser. In practice, though, it amounts to a creative collaboration between the user and AI.
\nGenerative AI plays the role of Sleeping Beauty\u2019s bad fairy at Venice. The ongoing writers and actors\u2019 strike was largely prompted by fears over the new technology\u2019s impact on film and TV production and has resulted in numerous star performers deciding to skip this year\u2019s festival. But in the meantime, AI \u2013 unwelcome, uninvited and arguably misunderstood \u2013 has already joined the party. It\u2019s hiding in the cracks of the films on the main programme and helping facilitate the creation of the XR (extended reality) pieces on the island. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technology is Hollywood\u2019s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival\u2019s \u2018immersive island\u2019 will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future One of the hottest tickets at the 80th Venice film festival isn\u2019t a movie at all but a VR installation on the event\u2019s self-styled \u201cImmersive Island\u201d. Each …<\/p>\n

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