Mark Wahlberg just voiced his backing for AI in Hollywood at TechCrunch Disrupt, planning to use the tech to enhance stadium scenes in his upcoming Pete Rose biopic. While he opposes AI-generated scripts replacing real actors, he welcomes an AI replica of himself that his children could manage to keep acting indefinitely.
Cate Blanchett's nonprofit RSL Media just launched the Human Consent Standard, backed by stars like Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The framework lets creators explicitly dictate whether AI systems can use their likeness, voice, or creative work. A verification registry will roll out in June, linking identity permissions directly to web crawlers via robots.txt.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone just landed a $20 million funding round for their synthetic media startup Deep Voodoo, led by Connect Ventures. It marks the team's first outside capital, meant to accelerate their proprietary AI face-swapping pipeline and bring fast, cost-effective visual effects to Hollywood.
