Oscar Academy: AI performances and screenplays are prohibited from competing for awards

Techub News reports that, according to Decrypt, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new rules prohibiting AI-generated performances and screenplays from qualifying for Oscar consideration. Only performances by human actors and screenplays written by humans will be eligible for awards. Additionally, performances must be consented to by the actor themselves and must receive official credit. The new rules aim to address the rapid development of AI in Hollywood, following the institution's previously neutral stance on the technology. This update explicitly restricts the use of AI to modify or recreate performances, requiring that performances must be completed by the living actor themselves. The rule change comes as actors' unions warn that AI threatens employment, with some actors already resorting to legal measures to protect their image rights.