The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has adjusted the eligibility criteria for films vying for Oscars from 2027 onward. Films featuring actors generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are now ineligible, as are scripts that aren’t demonstrably human-authored. Crucially, the rules do not ban AI – generative or otherwise – altogether. The Academy explicitly…
Late last week, the Oscars announced new eligibility rules with an eye toward the rise of AI. Acting roles must be “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent,” while screenplays “must be human-authored.” (You can read the full list of rules here.) Today, the Golden Globes countered with its own adjusted rules, and the boundaries…
El Paso workers are getting a crash course in what the rise of automation and generative AI really looks like on the ground: fewer contact-center gigs, thinner retail schedules, and a lot more chatbots and kiosks doing the talking. While local employees watch coworkers get reassigned or let go, the same technology that is reshaping…
In a definitive move to preserve the “human soul” of cinema, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued a landmark ruling regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in film. On May 1, 2026, the Academy’s Board of Governors announced a sweeping update to the Oscars eligibility requirements, explicitly stating that…
As companies have embraced generative AI, the Oscars won’t be playing ball in that respect. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new eligibility rules. Going forward, acting roles “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” (emphasis ours) can be considered. Likewise, writing has…
