‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’
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When a mainstream filmmaker frames AI as a 'Trojan horse,' he’s reinforcing a narrative of hidden intent that will shape audience expectations and, eventually, regulation. Studios, platforms, and tool vendors using AI in creative pipelines should assume disclosure, consent, and compensation questions will move from niche debates into contract boilerplate.
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