The Academy introduces rules excluding AI-generated work from Oscar eligibility
Hollywood reinforces human creativity with new AI restrictions at the Oscars.
The Academy’s Board of Governors has introduced new rules excluding AI-generated performances and screenplays from eligibility for the Oscars. The updated rules require that recognised work be created and performed by humans.
Under the updated framework, only performances credited in a film’s legal billing and demonstrably carried out by individuals with their consent will qualify for an Oscar. Screenplays must also be authored by humans, with the academy reserving the right to request further disclosure on the use of AI in production.
The update comes as AI technologies are increasingly used in filmmaking, including digital recreations of actors and synthetic performers. Industry tensions around AI have grown in recent years, including during the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes.
The move is described as part of efforts within the creative sector to preserve human authorship and artistic control as generative AI tools expand across media production.
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