Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to build an AI-powered platform that will allow fans to create remixes, mashups, and new interpretations of licensed tracks from UMG artists who opt in to participate.
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to build an AI-powered platform that will allow fans to create remixes, mashups, and new interpretations of licensed tracks from UMG artists who opt in to participate.
OpenAI has added a new feature allowing ChatGPT users to create custom sticker packs from photos and text prompts for messaging apps like iMessage and WhatsApp. Separately, the company began rolling out advertisements to European users starting August 21, marking the first time ads will appear in ChatGPT conversations.
AI startup Higgsfield AI has produced "The Cully Hill Boys," a 110-minute action-comedy that marks the first fully AI-generated feature-length film starring licensed celebrity likenesses, representing a significant technological milestone for AI-generated entertainment.
AI startup Higgsfield AI has produced "The Cully Hill Boys," a 110-minute action-comedy that marks the first fully AI-generated feature-length film starring licensed celebrity likenesses, representing a significant technological milestone for AI-generated entertainment.
A study published by Cambridge University Press found that readers rated short stories generated by ChatGPT higher than those written by published human authors, with participants often unable to distinguish between AI and human-written content. The research examined responses from people aged 18 to 81 comparing three human-authored stories with three AI-generated ones.
Researchers have published a study in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications introducing the Dimensionality Framework (8Df) for structuring LLM-guided design processes in virtual reality experience creation, advancing methods for human-AI co-ideation.
Snapchat announced it will no longer recommend or reward entirely AI-generated videos on its Spotlight feature, prioritizing human-made and AI-assisted content created with its own tools instead. The policy change took effect in July 2026.
Music publisher Round Hill has filed lawsuits against AI companies Suno and Anthropic, alleging illegal scraping of copyrighted music for training data. The legal action follows a major leak of Suno's source code revealing the company trained its AI music generator on over 2 million scraped YouTube songs.
Google DeepMind is investing approximately $75 million in independent film studio A24 as part of a research partnership to develop AI-powered tools for editing and visual effects. The collaboration will allow A24 filmmakers to help shape the technology, though Google will not have access to the studio's film library.
Suno has raised $400 million led by Bond Capital at a $5.4 billion valuation, doubling its value from seven months ago. The funding comes as the company faces ongoing litigation from major record labels over copyright issues.
The Academy has ruled that AI-generated performances and screenplays are now ineligible for Oscar consideration, marking a significant policy shift in how the film industry treats AI-created content.
Anthropic has released a set of connectors allowing Claude to plug directly into professional creative software including Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton. The Blender connector enables users to debug scenes, build tools, and batch-apply changes directly from the chatbot interface.
