Oscars says AI actors, writing cannot win awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that only acting 'demonstrably performed by humans' and writing that is 'human-authored' can be nominated for Oscars, marking a significant rule change as AI technology becomes more common in filmmaking. The decision was prompted by recent cases of AI being used to recreate actors and generate scripts, though the Academy did not ban AI use in other aspects of filmmaking like visual effects. The Academy stated it will evaluate films based on 'the degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship' and reserves the right to request information about how generative AI (software that creates new content from patterns in training data) was used.