Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows

/ The studio behind the Hunger Games and John Wick franchises is going all in on Runway’s generative AI.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

A scene from Megalopolis, one of Lionsgate’s upcoming releases. Image: Lionsgate

AI startup Runway has made a name for itself building generative models seemingly trained on unlicensed content from around the internet. Now, the company has signed a deal with Lionsgate that will give it access to the studio’s massive portfolio of films and TV shows.

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