AI on the Lot Conference Draws Record Attendance as Hollywood Weighs AI's Promise and Perils
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Dade Hayes
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Summary
The AI on the Lot conference, hosted by Amazon MGM Studios in Culver City, has grown significantly from 600 attendees in 2023 to nearly 2,500 in its latest edition. The event showcased techno-optimism about AI's potential to transform Hollywood, with Amazon's various divisions (Prime Video, AWS) heavily featured. Despite the enthusiasm from AI boosters, the article notes that Hollywood still harbors reservations about the technology's impact on the industry.
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Hollywood, however, still has reservations.
To walk the lot and the neighboring Culver Theater, taking in panels and hearing the views of participants was to fully appreciate the intensity of creative appetites for exploring AI.
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