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Cannes Film Festival Focuses on AI and Advocacy
Tilda Swinton discussed the future of cinema at Cannes, warning against formulaic work in an age of artificial intelligence. The festival also featured discussions on social issues like smoking bans and gender equality.
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Tilda Swinton warned that cinema needs to avoid “formulaic” work and privilege “messy, adventurous experiences” to survive in the age of AI in an onstage conversation at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. “As long as what we’re producing is not formulaic and in some way tiring for the audie
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