MARS Magazine | Hollywood vs. The Future

Diplo on AI: Sorry for the bad news, but…

AI Tech

The AI That Could Switch Off Your Bank, Your Hospital, Your Lights

AI | Tech

Doom marketing or real deal AI danger?

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Hollywood TV

Hollywood Revolt: Phoenix, Cranston, Fincher & More Move to Kill Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

Movies | TV

A new star-packed front in the war to preserve Hollywood has opened.

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

ByteDance’s AI Video Tool That Terrified Hollywood Just Hit the U.S.

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

AI Hollywood

AI Overload Could Push New James Bond Franchise Back to Basics

Is AI the next Bond villain or the franchise’s biggest liability?

AI Newsletter Tech

Sam Altman Doesn’t Want AI in His Coffee. That’s Your Job, Human

AI | Tech

The empty calories of OpenAI’s AI-generated ethics.

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AI Tech

‘Mercy’ Was Sci-Fi. AI Judges Are Already Here

AI | Tech

The future of legal proceedings is beginning to look like sci-fi.

Hollywood

Hollywood Blinks: Studios Cave to Writers in AI Showdown

TV | AI

The WGA has a deal that could continue its AI protections.

AI Newsletter Tech

Sam Altman Swallows Podcast Ozempic for Multi-Million AI Glow-Up

AI | Tech

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

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AI Books Tech

New York Times Critic Caught Using AI: ‘I Made A Huge Mistake’

AI | Tech

New York Times critic’s AI cheat sheet exposed.

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AI Tech

Why AI Is So Convincing When It’s Wrong

AI | Tech

The problem with trusting a machine that can’t admit it’s wrong.

Movies Space

Hollywood’s New Sci-Fi Hero: Cowardly, Wrong, and Humble

Movies | Space

Is this the beginning of a new kind of hero trend?

UFC boss Dana White during post-fight press conference

AI TV

UFC Boss: ‘Shut the Fuck Up,’ Paramount Not Involved in AI Marketing

TV | AI

The UFC has entered its AI era, and fans aren’t happy.

Movies Space

Hollywood’s Space Hero Myth vs. the Brutal Biological Reality

Movies | Space

No one wants to talk about what space does to the human body.

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

Prada Snuck AI Past Its Own Fans, And They’re Not Happy About It

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

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AI Business

Fiverr’s $10 Billion Collapse: Their AI Video Fix Is Just An Email Address

AI | Business

Fiverr joins the AI video wars, but now in the way you’d expect.

AI Hollywood

Disney’s $1 Billion AI Bet Isn’t Over After OpenAI. Here’s Why

The AI race isn’t over for Disney, OpenAI was just the start.

AI Movies

Disney Billion-Dollar Misfire: OpenAI Kills Sora, ByteDance Moves In for Kill

OpenAI has surrended its position the AI video wars. Or has it?

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AI Books Newsletter

How to Avoid Writing Like AI: First, Fight AI Editors

AI | Books

A writer’s guide to using AI tools without getting lost in an algorithm.

AI TV

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Expelled from Paramount+

TV | Science Fiction

The long sci-fi nightmare for Star Trek fans is over.

Movies Space

How Much Of ‘Project Hail Mary’ Could Actually Happen?

Movies | Space

What ‘Project Hail Mary’ gets right (and wrong) about space.

AI Hollywood Newsletter

Hollywood Resurrects Val Kilmer With AI

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

AI Music

Spotify’s Secret Bias? AI Quietly Blocking New Artists

Scientists analyzed 2 million Spotify songs and found troubling AI clues.

AI Hollywood Newsletter

The AI Dream vs. Hollywood’s IRL Economy

These are the clues AI will have a hard time beating reality.

Hollywood Movies

FEAR WINS: Horror Hijacks the Oscars in Shock Sweep

Hollywood | Movies

One night changed everything for horror in Hollywood.

Will Arnett and Channing Tatum at Oscars 2026

AI Hollywood

Oscars Declare War on AI: “Celebrate People, Not AI!”

AI | TV

Oscar night could not completely ignore AI.

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

OpenAI’s Sam Altman: AI Will Be Sold Like Water

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

AI Music

Viral Music Cover Hits 80 Million Streams Before Fans Realize It’s AI

Is this how AI takes over the music industry?

AI Newsletter

‘AI Is Not the Enemy!’ AI Begs for Human Fans in Music Video

AI avatar Tilly Norwood vs. Hollywood, now with theme music.

AI TV

Deepfake Nightmare: Could AI Really Frame You on CCTV?

AI | TV

Framed by AI? The tech thriller that’s too close to reality.

AI Hollywood Newsletter

Ben Affleck’s Netflix Deal Reveals Secret AI Company

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

AI Books

Famous Novelists Warn: AI Could End Human Writing

Books | AI

When it’s AI vs. the human voice, who wins?

Art Newsletter

Humans Score Victory Over AI In Copyright Fight

AI | art

The day AI failed the authorship test.

Hollywood

Netflix Lost the Warner Bros. Bidding War, But Won Hollywood Anyway

Hollywood | Movies

One Deal. Five Studios Left. Now What?

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AI

Seedance 2.0 Shocked Hollywood, China’s Real AI Weapon Is Price

What Seedance 2.0 reveals about China’s real AI ambition.

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

Movie Fan Survey: AI Actors Not Wanted

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

AI

Researchers: Admitting You Used AI Could Kill Your Creative Career

AI | Media

AI is quietly rewriting who gets believed.

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Music Newsletter

Fans Accuse Hilary Duff of Using a Robot to Sign Albums

Music | Tech

What happens when the “personal touch” turns out to be automated.

AI Fashion

Gucci Replaces Human Models With AI, Luxury Fashion Fans Outraged

AI | Fashion

Gucci is moving forward with AI. Will the luxury world follow?

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Hollywood

Before Movie Stars, AI Will Replace Animal Actors

Movies | Tech

AI won’t just impact human actors. Furry thespians are at risk, too.

AI Hollywood Newsletter

Timothée Chalamet: AI Inevitable Like Sound Films & Color Movies

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

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AI Movies

Sony Slams ByteDance Over AI Spider-Man Videos: ‘Egregious’

Sony has finally entered the fight against ByteDance AI video.

Stranger Things Seedance 2.0 video, mars magazine

AI TV

Netflix to ByteDance Over AI Videos: We Will Sue You

AI | TV

Netflix has joined the fight against Seedance 2.0.

Doctor Strange vs Superman AI video, mars magazine

AI Movies Newsletter

China’s AI Hollywood Playbook: Strike First, Negotiate Later

Seedance 2.0 reveals a long pattern of using fans as pirate marketers.

game of thrones by seedance 2.0, mars magazine

AI Movies

Hollywood Actors Union Joins Battle Against China’s Seedance 2.0: ‘Unacceptable’

SAG-AFTRA has entered the AI video battle against ByteDance.

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

Hollywood Watchdog Slams Seedance 2.0: “Immediately Cease”

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

AI Movies

Marvel Star Fights Back Against ‘Dogshit’ AI Taking Over Hollywood

Hollywood stars are fighting back against AI.

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AI Movies

Game Over, Hollywood. China’s ByteDance Just Cracked AI Film

Movies | Science Fiction

First ByteDance conquered social media with TikTok, now this.

Newsletter TV

The AI Championship: All the Super Bowl AI Ads

TV | AI

All the chaos, drama, and wins from AI’s biggest mainstream moment.

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

The AI Super Bowl, Hollywood’s Chief AI Officer, & Study Reveals: Is AI As Creative As Humans?

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

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AI

The Battle Over AI Writing Isn’t About Art, It’s About Power

AI | Media

AI is quietly rewriting who gets believed.

Illustration of Josh D'Amaro as Disney's new CEO

Hollywood Newsletter

Disney’s New CEO Is An Insurance Policy Against AI Killing Hollywood As We Know It

Movies | AI

The next era of Disney is focused on the reality of AI disruption.

AI

The Hidden Psychological Price of Letting AI Write ‘I Love You’

AI | Sex

Words matter. Where they come from matter, too.

Music

The Grammys Drew a Line on AI. Music Already Crossed It.

Music | AI

At what point does a song stop being human?

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AI Hollywood Newsletter

Ethan Hawke’s AI Warning, Aronofsky’s AI History Bet, & Amazon’s $50B OpenAI Valentine

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

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AI

Why Training AI on Science Is Not the Same as Doing Science

AI | science

The fake news outlet that doesn’t exist, but AI quotes it anyway.

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Movies Newsletter

What Chris Pratt’s AI Thriller ‘Mercy’ Reveals About Amazon’s Real Endgame

Movies | AI

The AI questions are big, but the Big Tech questions are are bigger.

illustration of leo dicaprio decides on AI, mars magazine

AI Hollywood Newsletter

Leo DiCaprio’s AI Future, Chris Pratt’s AI Movie Glitch, & Study Reveals Our Greatest AI Fear

MAN AND ROBOTS: Weekly AI, Hollywood, & future of work.

ben affleck in the movie paycheck, mars magazine

Hollywood Newsletter

Google and Sundance Are Betting Millions That Ben Affleck Is Right About AI