Amazon MGM Studios VP Albert Cheng: AI Has Moved Beyond the 'Uncanny Valley' and Can Revive LA Production
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Dade Hayes
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Amazon MGM Studios VP Albert Cheng argues that AI technology has advanced beyond the "uncanny valley" and can help revive TV and film production in Los Angeles by making sound stages more efficient and accessible. He contrasts AI's potential with current tax incentive programs that he says favor large productions, suggesting AI could democratize and accelerate content creation in the region.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThis is an AI model that we can use to bring production back.
A huge benefit of AI, when you think about it, is how do we get TV back into the sound stages that we have in LA, and we can make more of them?
Tax incentive programs... tend to be structured around very large productions.
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