Just a day after Lionsgate announced its partnership with AI company Runway, UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer called the deal "concerning" for artists. "The deal that was announced … by Lionsgate, where they … made this connection with an AI company where they're going to give this company tremendous access to all of their library — that's concerning,

Lionsgate is getting into the generative AI business. The movie studio behind box office smashes like John Wick, The Hunger Games and Twilight has signed a deal with Runway, an AI video startup, to give the company access to its catalog of movies and shows.

AI startup Runway has made a name for itself building generative models seemingly trained on unlicensed content from around the internet. Now, the company has signed a deal with Lionsgate that will give it access to the studio’s massive portfolio of films and TV shows.