#AI in Media

Explore how media teams use AI for writing, video editing, thumbnails, voice, recommendation engines, ad optimization, and rights/safety.

Spotify’s AI Cleanup: 75M Tracks Gone, What It Means for You

Spotify just removed 75 million fake or AI-generated tracks. Here’s what that cleanup means for real artists and the future of how AI music gets paid.

October 11, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

AI Just Made Studio-Grade VFX Affordable, And It’s Wild

Blockbuster shots without blockbuster budgets. From The Eternaut’s 10× faster collapse to indie stacks like Runway and DeepMotion.

October 21, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

You’ll Never Edit the Same Way Again After Seeing This

What if the hours you spend trimming silence and fixing audio were done in minutes? Welcome to AI-powered editing.

October 30, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

What “The Brutalist” actually did with AI (And How You can do Too)

“The Brutalist” used use AI to invent its world from text to fix the truth of Hungarian lines without touching the actor's performances.

November 5, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

How House of David Uses AI for Battle Scenes

AI helps House of David build armies and landscapes that should be impossible on a series budget. The real twist is what that means for VFX next.

December 11, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI, Licensing Sora Features

Disney’s $1 Billion deal with OpenAI licenses 200+ characters to Sora for AI video. The companies say curated fan-made content will also be available to stream on Disney+ in 2026.

December 12, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

Prime Video Pulls Fallout AI Recaps as Fans Flag Errors

Fallout fans expected a quick catch-up. Instead, Prime Video’s AI recap got a core timeline detail wrong. It placed the story in the wrong decade. News spread fast. Prime Video pulled the AI recaps, raising trust concerns about AI video summaries.

December 17, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

New York Times Reporter Sues xAI, Google, OpenAI and Meta

New York Times reporter names xAI, Google, OpenAI, and Meta in a new copyright suit over books used for AI training. It sharpens the fair use debate and liability.

December 23, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

YouTube Shorts Feeds Now Show 21% AI Slop

AI slop is showing up fast on new YouTube Shorts feeds. One sample put it at 21%. Hundreds of slop-only channels already have billions of views and huge reach.

December 28, 2025Y. Anush Reddy

Grok faces backlash over non-consensual image edits on X

Grok is accused of generating non-consensual sexualized images that went viral on X. Some reports involve minors. France referred content to prosecutors, while India ordered removals and compliance steps.

January 2, 2026Y. Anush Reddy

Google TV Gets Gemini Voice Controls at CES 2026

Google is pushing Google TV toward a real living-room assistant. Gemini adds voice control for settings, deeper on-screen explainers, and Photos features. Google TV gets Gemini voice controls at CES 2026, with Android TV OS 14+ required.

January 7, 2026Y. Anush Reddy

X Restricts Grok AI Images to Paid Users as U.S Demands App Store Ban

X paywalled Grok image generation after sexualized edits spread fast. But Loopholes still persist. So X could be removed from the App Store and Google Play after U.S. senators urged Apple and Google to delist it.

January 9, 2026Y. Anush Reddy