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The Motion Picture Association issued a statement condemning TikTok parent company ByteDance, the maker of the just-launched AI platform SeedDance 2.0, for allowing users to create hyper-realistic videos featuring the likenesses of well-known actors and characters, including Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
Filmmaker Rory Robinson wrote on social media that it only took a two-line prompt to create his star-studded fight video.
He added that Hollywood might be, quote, cooked as a result of the technological advances.
Some industry professionals agreed.
ByteDance did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.
Nike's Project Amplify consists of a pair of fairly standard-looking sneakers with a carbon fibre plate running through the soles.
Close-fitting 3D-printed titanium shells hug the wearer's lower legs.
They attach to the sneakers at the back.
When activated using a phone app, the battery-powered system picks up the heels and propels the feet forward.
Nike says it plans to launch Project Amplify in 2028.
It isn't the only company working in this space.
Many are focused on helping people solve mobility problems.
Former Adidas executive Mark Olsen has worked on several innovation projects in the athletic shoe sector.
He says we should think of these bionic footwear systems being like e-bikes, but for the feet.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation announced in a press release the filing of its amended complaint this week.
It filed the original a month ago.
Originally enacted in 2022, Utah's Sensitive Materials Law allows the removal of books from public schools deemed to contain sensitive material.