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Hollywood's AI Evangelists Chant 'Magic' While Sora Fizzles Out

Manhattan ballroom. Giant screens flicker with AI-forged visions of Jobs debating Socrates. Hollywood's elite nod along, T-shirts screaming 'Thank You For Generating With Us!' But is this magic or just more smoke?

Aisha Patel 📅 Apr 01, 2026 ⏱️ 3 min read 👁️ 5 views
Crowd at Runway AI Summit in Manhattan wearing 'Thank You For Generating With Us!' T-shirts under AI-generated projections

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Hollywood execs hype AI as fire-level tech despite Sora's shutdown and energy woes.
  • Kathleen Kennedy warns AI can't teach 'taste' — the human edge defining great films.
  • Skeptical view: Mirrors 3D movie fad; tools augment, don't replace creativity.

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Aisha Patel
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Former ML engineer turned writer. Covers computer vision and robotics with a practitioner perspective.

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Originally reported by Wired - AI

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