AI futures Culture wars

Ben Woods, Tatiana Cirisano, Hanna Kahlert, Mark Mulligan and Kriss Thakrar

May 2025

AI is transforming culture, entertainment, business, and society at a rate unprecedented in the digital era. Unlike previous tech, AI is evolving at the speed of computing, not the human brain. Delivering as quickly as it promises, AI is breaking the mould. While a trough of disillusionment will inevitably follow, it will likely be shallow and short lived. Meanwhile, entertainment business and culture will have been turned upside down. This report provides an exhaustive view of where AI is right now, where it is heading, and how entertainment companies need to respond and adapt.

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Companies and brands mentioned: ACE Studio, Adobe, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, AIBeatz, AIMS, Alchemist, AI DJ, Albert, Animaker, Apple TV+, AudioModern, Audioshake, BandLab, BBC, Buffer, BuzzFeed, C2PA, Canva, Captions AI, ChatGPT, Claude, ClipChamp, Composer, Co-Manager, Content Authenticity App, COSMOS Sample Finder, CoSo, CoPilot, Cyanite, Deezer, Descript, Disney+, Dream Screen, Dream Track, Endel, Exactuals, Express Clip Maker, Facebook, Flou, Flow, Focusrite, Grammarly, Hubspot Breeze, iZotope, Jasper, Kai Manager, LALA.AI, LANDR, Llama, LTX Studio, Ludo.AI, Madlib, Magic Studio, MasterChannel, Meta, Microsoft, Midjourney, MNGRS.AI, Moises, Monica, Mozaic, Mubert, Music.AI, Musiio, MyPart, Netflix, Neutron, NoteGPT, NPR, OpenAI, OpusClip, Ozone, Pex, Podcastle, Prime Video, Reddit, RX, Podbean, Resound.fm, Shopify, SocialBee, Songstarter, Sony Pictures, SoundCloud, Spike.AI, Splice, Spotify, Starmony, Steam, Storylab.ai, Studio Ghibly, Suno, Symphony, TikTok, Tuney, Tutti, Twitch, TwoShot, Udio, Universal Music Group, Venice Music, Vermillio, vidIQ, Wondercraft, and YouTube

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