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Monday, Nov. 20, 2023
Microsoft Hires Sam Altman and Greg Brockman To Lead New Advanced AI Research Team
Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the newly installed CEO of the ChatGPT maker to paper over tensions by vowing to investigate Altman's firing. The developments Monday...
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023
Artists Push For U.S. Copyright Reforms In Response To AI--But Tech Industry Says Not So Fast
Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief — as soon as possible — from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. "Please regulate AI. I'm scared," wrote a podcaster concerned about his voice...
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023
Ciro Sarmiento Joins Colle McVoy As Chief Creative Officer
Colle McVoy has hired Ciro Sarmiento as its chief creative officer. Fusing his experience in Latin America with leading teams at A-list multicultural agencies in North America and combining his leadership roles at public relations agencies like Weber Shandwick with general market ad agencies like...
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023
House 337 Launches AI Ethics Committee and Guidelines
Global creative agency House 337 is looking to advance AI safety by launching its own AI ethics committee and AI guidelines to regulate the use of the technology. House 337 also calls upon other agencies and companies in the industry to consider its approach to AI ethics and work together for a...
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023
"Hunger Games" Prequel Tops Weekend Box Office
"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was a busy weekend at the multiplex, leading into the often lucrative Thanksgiving corridor. And...
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
Director Tamar Levine Joins Havoc Content
Havoc Content has added director Tamar Levine to its expanded team of creatives. Levine’s work has earned awards such as the ADC Young Guns, New Exposure by Vogue, Redx & Bottega Veneta, Communication Arts, and PDN Photo Annuals, among others, having directed campaigns for clients including...
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
Chris Abrego Elected New Chairman Of The Television Academy
The Television Academy’s Board of Governors has elected Cris Abrego as its chairman. Abrego was elected to a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2024, and succeeds Frank Scherma of RadicalMedia, who has served since January 2019. The Academy also announced its newly elected officers and governors who...
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
A Rundown of the Latest Developments on Alec Baldwin and the Fatal "Rust" Shooting
Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. A grand jury did not take up the case Thursday and a decision on whether to revive criminal charges against Baldwin still...
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
"Loki" and "Sex Education" Director Kate Herron Joins RSA Films For Commercials
RSA Films has added director Kate Herron to its roster for global commercial representation. Herron is one of television’s most exciting talents, recently directing and executive producing season one of Loki (Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson) which holds the distinction of being Marvel’s most watched...
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
Director Edward Andrews Joins Hornet For U.S. Representation
Hornet has signed director Edward Andrews, marking a further step in the New York-based creative studio’s expansion into live action director representation and production. This marks Andrews’ first representation deal in the U.S. market. He continues to be handled in the U.K. by Outsider Films, in...