Platforms27 May 2026
YouTube makes its AI labels more visible and starts applying them itself
Labels now sit under the player and YouTube's systems add them automatically, with no opt-out for videos made with Veo or carrying AI provenance data.
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Film27 May 2026
Amazon unveils its first generative-AI animation slate, with a surprise series from Jorge Gutierrez
Amazon MGM and AWS named three AI-assisted animation projects, including one from The Book of Life's Jorge Gutierrez, whose involvement surprised the industry.
Legal & Policy26 May 2026
Universal and Sony ask to add 61,000 recordings to their Suno case after searching its training data
After fingerprinting Suno's training files, the two majors want to widen their suit from 560 works to over 61,000; Suno says that would restart the case.
Industry26 May 2026
Gallery owner defends selling an AI colour version of Ansel Adams' Moonrise
The Ansel Adams trust says it never approved the AI-made colour Moonrise sold at a New York photo fair; the dealer says the 1941 image is public domain.
Film26 May 2026
Soderbergh premieres a Lennon documentary at Cannes with Meta-made AI imagery and Meta money
Steven Soderbergh's Lennon documentary used Meta's AI video tools for about a tenth of its images and Meta's money to finish, and premiered at Cannes out of competition.
Legal & Policy23 May 2026
Artist sues the US Copyright Office over its refusal to register his AI-styled photo Suryast
Ankit Sahni argues his own photo and style choice make him the author of an image an AI app restyled after The Starry Night.
Industry22 May 2026
SAG-AFTRA's tentative deal restricts synthetic performers without a 'Tilly Tax'
Instead of a per-use fee, studios must justify any synthetic actor to the union, with open-ended arbitration if talks fail.
Creators22 May 2026
Osbourne family plans an interactive AI avatar of Ozzy with Hyperreal
Sharon and Jack Osbourne say a digital Ozzy will answer fans in his own voice and could appear in ads and tour worldwide.
Business22 May 2026
Spotify and Universal license a paid AI tool for fan covers and remixes
Universal's recordings and songs will feed a generative covers-and-remix add-on for Spotify Premium, with participating artists paid.
Platforms21 May 2026
Spotify adds creator memberships and an AI tool that generates private podcasts
At its Investor Day, Spotify courted podcasters with paid memberships while launching Personal Podcasts, which generates private audio episodes from a listener's prompt.
Models21 May 2026
Stability AI releases Stable Audio 3.0, music models it says are trained only on licensed data
The four-model family includes three open-weight models and an on-device version, with Stability pitching licensed training data as its difference.
Legal & Policy21 May 2026
Protect Working Musicians Act returns, aiming to let indie artists bargain jointly with AI firms
A reintroduced House bill would let independent musicians and labels bargain collectively with AI companies and major streamers.
Film21 May 2026
Honduras' AI-made animated feature Copán: La leyenda meets a hostile home audience
Marketed as a way for a country with almost no animation industry to make features, the Mayan fantasy has been panned for its visuals and heavy product placement.
Legal & Policy20 May 2026
Revised NO FAKES Act, a federal right over AI voice and likeness, goes back to Congress
Lawmakers from both parties reintroduced the bill with library exemptions and a way to challenge takedowns, hoping to pass it before the midterms.
Platforms20 May 2026
YouTube Shorts adds Gemini Omni remixing that can put your face into other creators' clips
A Gemini Omni option in the Shorts Remix menu can turn clips into animation or swap in a user's likeness, with watermarks and a creator opt-out.
Film20 May 2026
Seth Rogen says writers who turn to AI should quit writing
Promoting the hand-drawn film Tangles, Seth Rogen dismissed AI video and said writers who rely on AI shouldn't be writers.
Music20 May 2026
Saregama's Vikram Mehra wants AI tracks kept out of streaming royalty pools
Saregama's managing director says streamers should give AI-made music no royalty share, even as India's oldest label plans to license its catalogue to AI firms.
Platforms19 May 2026
Spotify brings verified badges to podcasts and will remove AI impersonations
Spotify's authenticity badge now covers podcasts, and shows that copy another host's likeness with AI without consent will be taken down.
Business19 May 2026
Splice signs a deal to build ElevenLabs music models into its tools
The sample platform will use ElevenLabs' music models in its production tools, promising payment to original sample makers each time AI draws on their work.
Industry18 May 2026
Hasselblad removes an AI-made entry from its Masters 2026 photo contest
A Street finalist accused of using generative AI is out of Hasselblad Masters 2026, replaced by the next-ranked entry from the company's internal vote.
Business18 May 2026
Paramount hires ex-Google and GM executive Barak Turovsky to run consumer AI
The former GM chief AI officer will lead AI for Paramount+ and Pluto TV as David Ellison pushes the studio toward technology.
Creators17 May 2026
Four AI models spent six months running their own radio stations, with very mixed results
Given a $20 budget and free rein, AI DJs from four labs turned activist, repetitive, glitchy or curatorial, and only one found a sponsor, for $45.
Film15 May 2026
Netflix hires for INKubator, a generative-AI-native animation unit
Job postings describe INKubator as a GenAI-native studio aiming at shorts, specials and eventually longer work; Netflix says its main animated films stay traditional.
Music15 May 2026
The Rolling Stones de-age themselves with deepfakes in the In the Stars video
Deep Voodoo, the AI studio from South Park's creators, made Jagger, Richards and Wood look like their late-1970s selves for the Stones' new single.
