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Will an AI-generated film or episode be released by Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, or Amazon Prime before 1 September 2023?

Yes/No Opened 15 June 2023 Closed 1 September 2023 Resolved 8 September 2023 278 forecasts 100 forecasters
Generative AI is transforming the entertainment industry and bringing AI-powered text-to-video tools to the masses (Fortune, Mpost). An AI text-to-video film won the Jury Award at Cannes in 2023 (Nextweb). 
Resolution Criteria:The film, episode, or series must be at least 20 minutes in length, and whether or not a film or episode was AI-generated will be determined using official credits, statements by the humans involved in making it, and/or reputable news media reports. The use of non AI-generated video input into an AI-generator would still count (e.g., The Crow). Having AI-generated components in only a few scenes, for background images, or parts of the video will not suffice (e.g., Dog and Boy). A film or episode consisting of a series of still images will count as long as text-to-video technology was used to create them. A film or episode written by AI (e.g., ChatGPT) but otherwise created using traditional production methods would not count.

Outcome

Answer Final crowd forecast Resolution
Yes 1% Did not happen
No 99% Happened

“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.

Crowd forecast over time

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Jun 2023 Jul 2023 Sep 2023 99% 1%
No Yes
The aggregate crowd probability, one point per day, from RFI's primary aggregation method. Gaps are days with no computed aggregate. Individual forecasts are not shown.