If you thought the US music industry was concerned about AI, listen to the Chinese

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The Chinese music streaming market is facing “industry chaos” due to platforms allowing masses of copyright-infringing, AI-made tracks to fill up their catalogs. That’s the verdict of Tencent Music Entertainment‘s Executive Chairman, Cussion Pang, and CEO, Ross Liang, delivered during TME‘s Q1 earnings call on Tuesday. Their comments represent one of the most direct warnings yet from industry leaders over the damage AI-generated content is doing to streaming subscription businesses in China.

Source: If you thought the US music industry was concerned about AI, listen to the Chinese

SAG-AFTRA Deal Stirs Concerns on Artificial Intelligence and Pensions

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SAG-AFTRA leaders are beginning the process of selling their new studio contract to the membership, amid lingering concerns about artificial intelligence and the merger of two pension funds. The deal, unveiled on Monday, allows studios to use synthetic performers only if they bring “significant additional value” to a project. It also requires studios to notify and bargain with the union if they license performances for AI training.

Source: SAG-AFTRA Deal Stirs Concerns on Artificial Intelligence and Pensions

The Demi Moore-AI Debate Is Missing the Point

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Yes, celebrities are making all sorts of cringey comments on AI, but lambasting them for acknowledging the technology is here, likely already endemic, and even comes with some compelling use cases isn’t progressing the conversation. AI is currently shaping our digital and material lives in ways that are useful and exciting and noxious and terrifying, often through mechanisms that are mostly beyond the consumptive or creative purview of any one person.

Source: The Demi Moore-AI Debate Is Missing the Point

New AI Disclosure Standard for Film Launched at Cannes Film Market

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London-based The Mise En Scène Company has unveiled Human Provenance in Film, a no-cost AI disclosure standard for the film and TV industry, opening consultation at the Cannes Film Market and inviting participation from producers and distributors through to insurers, platforms, and exhibitors, with a deadline of Oct. 31. The standard is offered under a CC BY 4.0 open license – meaning any producer, distributor, or platform can adopt and adapt it freely without fee or permission, provided they credit the source.

Source: New AI Disclosure Standard for Film Launched at Cannes Film Market

Demi Moore Says Hollywood Must ‘Find Ways’ to Work With AI

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Demi Moore weighed into the debate surrounding artificial intelligence during the Cannes Film Festival jury press conference on Tuesday, saying that “AI is here” and Hollywood should “find ways in which we can work with it.”  Asked her thoughts on how AI is impacting the movie business, Moore said, “I always feel that against-ness breeds against-ness. AI is here. And so to fight it is to fight something that is a battle that we will lose. So to find ways in which we can work with it I think is a more valuable path to take.”

Source: Demi Moore Says Hollywood Must ‘Find Ways’ to Work With AI

Suno fights to keep Warner Music settlement terms away from UMG and Sony

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A federal magistrate blocked Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment from obtaining Suno’s settlement agreement with Warner Music Group in April. Now, the AI startup is pointing to the labels’ “mischaracterization” of the ruling as they attempt to reopen the dispute. That’s according to Suno’s response to the labels’ objection to the magistrate judge’s April 6 discovery ruling.

Source: Suno fights to keep Warner Music settlement terms away from UMG and Sony

Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of NEH Grants

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The Authors Guild and other plaintiffs notched a significant victory on May 7, when a federal court in New York issued a permanent injunction against the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Department of Government Efficiency. The court ordered the reinstatement of more than 1,400 NEH grants, representing more than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds, canceled en masse by DOGE between April 1–3, 2025.

Source: Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of NEH Grants

Red Hot Chili Peppers Ink $300 Million-Plus Deal With Warner Music to Sell Catalog

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers sold the rights to their recorded catalog to Warner Music Group in a deal worth more than $300 million, sources familiar with the matter tell The Hollywood Reporter, with WMG acquiring the catalog through the company’s joint venture with Bain Capital. WMG first announced its $1.2 billion joint venture catalog acquisition vehicle with Bain last July and reported in its May 7 earnings report that they’d spent $650 million on catalogs since the JV’s launch,

Source: Red Hot Chili Peppers Ink $300 Million-Plus Deal With Warner Music to Sell Catalog

USC to NYU: AI’s Stealth Film School Takeover Has Begun

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The world of AI entertainment is getting thornier and more divided with each passing day. The Oscars represent a visible flashpoint, but more consequential AI battles are being fought off-camera — including at elite film schools and cultural institutions. From USC to NYU’s Tisch to CalArts, AI is being added to grants, software access and curriculum design, often in direct partnership with the companies building AI tools — including Adobe, Google and Runway, among others.

Source: USC to NYU: AI’s Stealth Film School Takeover Has Begun

Tencent Music took down over 250,000 songs amid ’emerging AI risks’

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Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest music streaming service provider, says it took down more than 250,000 policy-violating songs and reviewed over 600,000 cases involving “high-risk copyright content” across its platforms last year. The figures come as TME said it bolstered compliance and risk management across key areas in 2025, including copyright licensing, emerging AI risks, and its overseas business expansion.

Source: Tencent Music took down over 250,000 songs amid ’emerging AI risks’

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