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On May 9, AMC Theatres will start showing a sci-fi movie that was shot in Swedish but will look like it was made in English instead. Watch the Skies, which was released in its home country as UFO Sweden, had undergone "visual dubbing" with the help of artificial intelligence. An AI company called Flawless used its technology to digitally alter the film's images, making the actors look like they were truly speaking in English. Notably, the original actors recorded their own dialogues in English in a sound booth Flawless AI's technology merely altered the movements of their lips in the movie. On its website, Flawless says its TrueSync AI technology "captures every nuance of an actors performance and generates new lip movements that perfectly map to the new language audio, providing the perfect visual dub." Variety says the tool is compliant with the rules set by SAG-AFTRA, which ended a four-month strike in 2023 after securing a deal with studios that protects members "from the threat of AI." Flawless AI's technology could lower the barrier of entry into foreign films. It could make them more appealing to audiences resistant to watching subtitled movies and could provide a better experience for audiences in countries that normally dub movies in their native language. "Showing our materials to filmmakers, especially over the past year, they realize the potential from going to a local stage to a global stage," the company's co-founder, Scott Mann, told Variety. "Its a huge opportunity to get your work out and its been invigorating. They are so excited about showing their work in a wider audience, and especially in America." Watch the Skies revolves around a teenager who believes that her missing father wasn't dead but was abducted by aliens. To uncover the truth about her father's disappearance, she teams up with UFO Club to look for him. AMC Theatres has committed to showing the film in 100 locations across America. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/amc-theatres-will-screen-a-swedish-movie-visually-dubbed-with-the-help-of-ai-130022232.html?src=rss
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There's a bidding war for the film adaptation of Split Fiction, according to the information Variety has gathered at this year's Game Developers Conference. Split Fiction is a split-screen multiplayer co-op game by Swedish indie developer Hazelight, which was also the studio behind the genre-defining game It Takes Two. The publication says Story Kitchen, the same media company that pieced together the It Takes Two film adaptation package until it was picked up by Amazon, is already looking for actors, writers and a director for the project. Variety didn't mention specific companies bidding for the game's rights, but offers are reportedly coming in from "multiple top Hollywood studios." Split Fiction was specifically designed for split-screen gaming through local or online play. You can control either one of the two main characters, Zoe and Mio, as they navigate multiple worlds and overcome various obstacles. The game's story revolves around the two authors who were invited by a company called Rader Publishing to test a new simulation technology that allows players to experience their own fictional stories as reality. Due to an accident, Mio fel into Zoe's story, which created a glitch that allowed them to travel to and from each other's science fiction stories featuring dragons, cyberpunk motorcycles and other sci-fi and fantasy elements. The game was released on March 6, 2025 and is currently available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-split-fiction-movie-is-reportedly-in-the-works-121528148.html?src=rss
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For all of the money and clout Meta has, it cant stop the triennial emergence of a whistleblower revealing how awful its leadership is. Careless People, the tell-all memoir from former staffer Sarah Wynn-Williams is the latest, dishing plenty of dirt on the house of Zuckerberg. The book has shot to the top of The New York Times bestseller list despite Metas attempts to suppress it. Engadgets Karissa Bell summarized some of the more eye-watering details from the book, and even in highlight form, its wild. Like the fact Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire world king of the internet, wanted the company to arrange for him to be mobbed when he landed in Asia. Or that Sheryl Sandberg didnt quite grasp how difficult it is to transport live organs between countries. Theres plenty of scorn for Joel Kaplan, the former George W. Bush staffer and friend of Brett Kavanaugh, who has long been seen as the figure behind Facebooks rightward pull. Kaplan is accused of blocking attempts to address the companys role in the Myanmar genocide. The book suggests Kaplan didnt know Taiwan was an island, and that he reportedly harassed Wynn-Williams. Whats surprising, really, is how unsurprising many of the revelations are, from Zuckerbergs venality to the companys general indifference to the harms it creates. Its not likely many of the claims here will make many people reconsider their relationship with the company and its products, either. Dan Cooper Get this delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The biggest tech stories you missed Honda and Acura EVs will be able to use the Tesla Supercharger network in JuneAs if you needed another reason to hang around a Tesla location. Anthropics Claude chatbot can now search the web tooIt wont be long before theyll have an AI thatll even watch YouTube for you. ChatGPT reportedly accused innocent man of murdering his childrenAnother of the great benefits of AI. Fujifilms GFX100RF is a 102MP medium format compact camera One hundred and two megapixels, in this economy? Fujifilm Fujifilm has been on a hot streak for a while, to the point its looking to flex its muscles with some absolutely wild specs. The company announced the GFX100RF medium format compact camera with, wait for it, a 102 megapixel sensor. Its machined from a single block of aluminum, aping the aesthetic found on the companys other X-series cameras. I cant wait to see the hipsters who wanted something fancier than an X100 VI wasting this cameras talents in the next few years. Continue Reading. Google unveils the new Pixel 9a for $499 Meet the new midrange smartphone king Sam Rutherford for Engadget Google has announced the already widely leaked Pixel 9a, its latest budget addition to the Pixel line. It ditches the Pixels famous camera bar in favor of a regular raised lens housing, but it has the same Tensor G4 chip as its pricier siblings. That will enable owners to harness some of the same AI smarts Googles been selling on the flagship Pixels at a far lower price. Check out Sam Rutherfords hands-on to see if your wallet might be tempted to crack open. Continue Reading. Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panel Whoops. Tesla is recalling every Cybertruck on the road (more than 46,000), after it found exterior panels could fall off. Filings with the NHTSA say an exterior trim panel could detach from the automobile, potentially causing an accident. Oh dear. Continue Reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-a-closer-look-at-facebooks-leadership-114522686.html?src=rss
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