Oscars to Screenwriters: You Gotta Be Human: The Academy has updated its rules for how artificial intelligence is used, including one that says all screenplays must be humanly created

>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has addressed the way it evaluates the role of artificial intelligence in movies that could qualify for Oscars.

>Starting with the 2027 ceremony, Oscar’s 99th, the Academy is reserving the right to inquire about the extent to which AI was used in a movie, as well as how it was used. To compete in either writing category (original or adapted screenplays), **a script must have been written entirely by one or more humans who were living and breathing at the time they wrote it (read: no AI)**. Moreover, the Academy reserved the right to change its rules, as the ways people use AI change, but it underscored that **it would remain committed to honoring the work of human beings.**

* Another more defined rule for the acting categories states that **roles must be “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” for eligibility.** AI has come under greater scrutiny recently with the release of *As Deep as the Grave*, a movie that uses generative AI to bring the late Val Kilmer back to the silver screen. The actor’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, has said she’s OK with the practice.

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