Now, the intersection of generative AI and CGI image creation is the next wave.

Stability AI is poised to lead this transformation.

Last week, California Gov.

Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, poses during a photo session in Paris ahead of the opening of the exhibition entitled “The Art of James Cameron” at the Cinematheque Francaise, on April 3, 2024. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

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The second prohibits the cloning of dead actors without permission from their estates.

The bill also enacts whistleblower protections for insiders at these companies.

Among the signatories of the letter from Artists for Safe AI wereMark Ruffalo,J.J.

(He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)