Google courts Hollywood studios as OpenAI's licensing push collapses
The Los Angeles Times reports Google has been quietly making overtures to major studios to get Hollywood to adopt its AI technology, even as those studios sue other AI companies. The Times of India frames the push against the collapse of OpenAI's own Hollywood effort in under six months, with Google aiming to become the studios' go-to AI partner.
Why it matters
Whoever locks in licensed studio content and goodwill gains a defensible moat for generative video tools; Google is moving into the gap OpenAI left.
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Partnership developments, two independent media outlets