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Business The AI Slop Showdown That Could Determine Hollywood’s Future

Welcome to Tung Tung Sahur, Italian brainrot and a case winding its way through the federal courts in San Jose that could be one of the most significant yet over who really owns what in the era of artificial intelligence. In a Hollywood where everyone is suspected of using AI a lot more than they will admit, it’s a fight full of slop, trademark and copyright claims, memes and licensing jousts, with guest appearances by Roblox and ‘Fortnite.’ And it’s important whether you are a West L.A. agent, A-lister, C-suiter or guild boss.

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