Hollywood director Coerte Voorhees is using generative AI to recreate Val Kilmer’s likeness for the historical drama *As Deep As the Grave*. The film, set in the 1920s and focused on an archaeologist couple working with the Navajo people, will feature an AI‑generated Kilmer as Father Fintan, a Native American priest. Kilmer’s family has approved the digital resurrection, and the project arrives amid ongoing debates within SAG‑AFTRA about consent, compensation, and the broader impact of AI on the entertainment industry. Read more →

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R‑Tenn.) has released a discussion draft for a federal AI bill that aims to codify a recent executive order on artificial intelligence. The draft proposes a duty of care for AI developers, stricter safeguards for minors online, protection of individuals' voice and visual likenesses, new transparency rules for AI‑generated content, reporting requirements on AI‑related job impacts, and an effort to end Section 230. It also addresses copyright concerns by stating that unauthorized use of copyrighted works for AI training does not qualify as fair use. The proposal signals the first major congressional step toward comprehensive AI regulation. Read more →