Overview
- Speaking at the Los Angeles premiere of Jay Kelly at the Egyptian Theater, Clooney said OpenAI’s upgraded Sora 2 rattled Hollywood because its realism jumped sharply.
- Clooney described seeing unauthorized videos depicting him saying and doing things he never did and warned the fakes pose risks to his family.
- OpenAI’s Sora 2, released last month, has produced viral, lifelike clips, including a user-made video inserting Pikachu into scenes from Saving Private Ryan.
- SAG-AFTRA has condemned the AI character Tilly Norwood as a product trained on performers’ work without permission or compensation.
- Studios and creators continue to experiment with AI, with examples including Lionsgate’s work with Runway and projects by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, while some developers predict fully AI-made films could arrive next.