They Might Be Self-Aware

Hollywood's Billion Dollar AI Movie Mistake.


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Hollywood’s Billion-Dollar AI Movie Mistake (Lionsgate): 0 Films. All Fallout.
AI movies were supposed to print money. Instead, Lionsgate’s Runway bet shipped nothing and walked into a copyright minefield. You’ll understand why AI “movies” flopped, where AI filmmaking still wins, and the one blocker Hollywood can’t ignore.

What we cover:

  • The inside story of Lionsgate’s AI meltdown and zero-film deal.
  • How Google Veo 3 is quietly powering AI video creators.
  • The “Wizard of Oz” Sphere Vegas experiment and what it proves about AI cinema.
  • Why James Cameron’s AI take split filmmakers.
  • And the real future of AI tools for creators (and humans who still make things).

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 AI Movies vs Reality – Lionsgate’s billion-dollar gamble and 0-film result
03:55 Google Veo 3 & Sphere Vegas – Out-painting Oz and the tech actually working
07:10 The Lionsgate Fail – Copyright chaos and Hollywood’s AI hangover
13:05 Is AI Creative? – Cameron’s quote vs Hunter & Daniel’s take
17:40 The Future of AI Filmmaking – Tools > “AI Movies,” and why humans still matter

Listen now & get self-aware before your tools do.
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They Might Be Self-AwareBy Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers