Daniel Adams

Sep 28, 2023 | thewrap.com | Eileen AJ Connelly |Dessi Gomez |Dessi interned |Daniel Adams

September 28, 2023 @ 12:55 PM ChatGPT maker OpenAI and former Apple designer Jony Ive are in advanced talks with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son to create the “iPhone of artificial intelligence,” with hopes to raise $1 billion in funding from the Japanese financial institution. The Financial Times first reported the news. According to the report, OpenAI chief Sam Altman has tapped Ive’s company LoveFrom to develop the ChatGPT creator’s first consumer device.

Sep 28, 2023 | thewrap.com | Daniel Adams |“The Mouse” |“The Golden Boys” |“The Lightkeepers” |Jethro Nededog

September 28, 2023 @ 9:00 AM There has been a great deal of angst expressed over artificial intelligence during the recent WGA and current SAG-AFTRA strikes. Although I can certainly understand the concern due to the newness of the technology, the perceived looming battle is nothing new. It’s just a continuation of a conflict that has been ongoing for centuries. Specifically, it’s the battle which is so old that it’s a cliché: the struggle between art and consumerism.

Sep 28, 2023 | thewrap.com | Eileen AJ Connelly |Drew Taylor |William Bibbiani |Daniel Adams

September 28, 2023 @ 9:54 AM The United States Football League and the XFL on Thursday said they plan to merge. “This historic combination will anchor professional spring football with substantial capabilities and resources to ensure future growth and continue to enhance the development of the collective players, coaches, and staff that are coming together,” the leagues said in a statement.

Sep 28, 2023 | thewrap.com | Eileen AJ Connelly |William Bibbiani |Daniel Adams |Loree Seitz

September 28, 2023 @ 9:38 AM Studios should “spurn” the idea that artificial intelligence tools can replace writers, actors and visual artists and instead embrace the technology’s ability to shave tens of millions off the cost of the production process, a new study by the consulting firm Bain & Co. said. “Don’t replace creatives with robots,” the consultancy warned, calling the people behind films “the heart” of the business.

Sep 28, 2023 | thewrap.com | William Bibbiani |Daniel Adams |Adam Chitwood |Josh Dickey

The makers of the “Saw” movies probably thought they were clever when they killed the villain off back in “Saw III.” But over time it’s become clear that, although Jigsaw’s many apprentices worked hard to keep his legacy alive, John Kramer — the raspy-voiced horror icon played by Tobin Bell — was the beating heart of this series, and that heart stopped. Jigsaw is back in “Saw X,” but he’s also still dead.