{
  "id": 15715296,
  "title": "AI Could ‘Absolutely’ Replace Human Actors, CEO of Generative AI Startup Runway Says at Italy’s View Conference: ‘It’s Already Happening in a Way’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ai-could-absolutely-replace-human-actors-ceo-of-generative-ai-startup",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:39:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/ai-could-replace-actors-runway-ceo-cristobal-valenzuela-1236916525/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Durng a fireside chat entitled “Every Pixel Will Be Generated” at Turin’s View Conference, an audience member asked Cristóbal Valenzuela, the co-CEO of generative AI startup Runway, whether AI could eventually replace human actors. “Yeah, absolutely. I think it’s already happening in a way,” he replied, going on to describe AI as “a new medium […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}