The Oscars Just Banned AI From Winning Acting and Writing Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has introduced new rules barring AI-generated performances and screenplays from eligibility for Oscars in acting and writing categories. The rules specify that only human-performed roles and human-authored screenplays can be considered for awards. While AI use in other categories like visual effects remains unregulated for now, the move sets a precedent for other award bodies.
- ▪Acting roles must be performed by humans with their consent to qualify for Oscar consideration.
- ▪Screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible for Academy Awards.
- ▪The Academy has not yet established rules regarding AI use in categories such as visual effects, costume design, or music.
- ▪Actors can now be nominated for multiple performances in the same category.
- ▪International films will be credited as nominees instead of the country or region of origin.
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As companies have embraced generative AI, the Oscars won’t be playing ball in that respect. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new eligibility rules. Going forward, acting roles “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” (emphasis ours) can be considered. Likewise, writing has similarly definitive language around the controversial technology: screenplays “must be human-authored to be…
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