Hollywood's Billion Dollar AI Movie Mistake.
Lionsgate’s billion-dollar AI movie experiment with Runway ML collapsed before a single film was made, exposing Hollywood’s overhyped faith in generative filmmaking and the legal minefield around AI-trained content. Meanwhile, Hunter and Daniel explore how tools like Google Veo 3 and projects such as the Wizard of Oz at Sphere Vegas reveal that AI works best as a creative amplifier, not a studio replacement.
They Might Be Self-Aware · Daniel Bishop, Hunter Powers
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (cdn.simplecast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
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.
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3EcvzkWDRFwnmIXoh7S4Mb?si=3d0f8920382649cc
🍎 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-might-be-self-aware/id1730993297
▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy9DopLlG7IbOqV-WD25jcw?sub_confirmation=1
📢 Engage Are AI films a tool or a theft of creativity? Drop your comment below.
#AIMovies #AIFilmmaking #Lionsgate