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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 39 MIN

AI Filmmaking Killed The Hollywood Star

from They Might Be Self-Aware · host Hunter Powers, Daniel Bishop

AI filmmaking is replacing Hollywood faster than anyone expected. Seedance video AI just made $100M movies look optional. This week on They Might Be Self-Aware, we break down the moment AI filmmaking stopped being a novelty and started becoming an economic replacement. If AI can generate 95% of a blockbuster at 1% of the cost, what happens to actors, studios, and production crews? The spreadsheet wins. We also dive into: 00:00 AI Agents & Productivity Limits – Claude Sonnet 4, burnout & “infinite Tim Cook” 09:47 Meta Digital Twin Afterlife – AI clones, digital twin death & Ship of Theseus 19:50 AI Open Source Scandal – AI hit piece after rejected pull request 24:48 AI Filmmaking Replacing Hollywood? – Seedance video AI vs blockbuster economics 37:21 The Future of AI Identity – Legal chaos, liability & what breaks next AI isn’t just assisting anymore. It’s starting to act as you. Hollywood is just the first domino. ⚡ 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 If AI could make a blockbuster for $1M tomorrow… do you still want humans in your movies? New here? Subscribe for twice-weekly AI chaos. 🧠 They Might Be Self-Aware — but are we? #AI #AIFilmmaking #Seedance #ClaudeAI #DigitalTwin

AI filmmaking just crossed the line from impressive demo to economic threat, as Seedance and other video models make $100M Hollywood productions look optional. We also explore AI burnout, digital twin afterlife tech, and what happens when AI agents start acting as you and getting into legal trouble doing it.

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