The AI 25: The Exclusive Group of People Shaping the Future of Hollywood

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Members of a diverse and quietly powerful clan are competing to make over entertainment in their image. Who will prevail?
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\n\t Filmmaker, entrepreneur \n\n\n\n \n\tFor a while there, it seemed like Affleck would emerge as a leader of Hollywood\u2019s anti-AI resistance. In late 2024, the actor showed up, rather incongruously, at CNBC summit, displaying an unexpectedly deep understanding of the inner workings of the technology, and voiced an eloquent defense of human creativity against the Gen-AI onslaught: \u201cThe movies will be one of the last things \u2026 to be replaced by AI.\u201d He added, in a pithy soundbite that soothed some of the industry\u2019s anguish: \u201cAI can write you excellent imitative v
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