Jim Clyde Monge

Lionsgate, the studio behind animated hits like Barbie and Shaun the Sheep, has become the first Hollywood studio to partner with Runway, an AI-video generation platform. The goal is to streamline production and cut costs by potentially replacing traditional roles like storyboard artists and VFX crews. Runway will train an exclusive AI model on Lionsgate's film catalog to assist with tasks like generating scenes, backgrounds, and special effects. While proponents argue AI can augment artists' workflows, concerns arise over the future of human creativity and artistry. As AI blurs the line between real and artificial, the debate rages on whether this technology is a tool to empower filmmakers or a threat to replace human imagination.