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Martin Scorsese Partners with AI Startup for Storyboarding
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- →Scorsese's involvement signals a shift in Hollywood's acceptance of AI.
- →Black Forest Labs' technology is being used by major industry players, indicating its robustness.
- →The partnership highlights AI's potential to enhance creative processes in filmmaking.
Martin Scorsese has joined forces with Black Forest Labs, an AI image-generation startup, to use their technology for storyboarding his films. This partnership marks a notable shift in Hollywood's approach to AI, as Scorsese aims to improve communication with his film crew. Black Forest Labs, based in Germany, is a significant player in the AI space, powering features for companies like Adobe and Microsoft. The move suggests a softening of Hollywood's resistance to AI, with even traditional filmmakers embracing the technology for efficiency.
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