{
  "id": 5114375,
  "title": "Clooney kicks off Venice as festival wades into war, Gaza and AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/clooney-kicks-off-venice-as-festival-wades-into-war-gaza-and-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T15:07:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260902-what-else-venice-counting-on-clooney-to-inject-zest-into-film-fest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Venice rolls out the red carpet Wednesday, with George Clooney set to collect a lifetime achievement award as the film festival opens a starry two-week run heavy on biopics, war-zone dramas from Gaza and Iran, and a fresh reckoning with artificial intelligence.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Clooney tells Venice festival that AI threatens film and journalism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/clooney-tells-venice-festival-that-ai-threatens-film-and-journalism",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:47:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}