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VOL. I·NO. 01
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
  1. 001VarietyOCT · 09English

    An AI-Generated Trailer Won the Inaugural $2.5 Million Future Vision XPRIZE — and Its Director Hopes It’ll Change Minds About AI

    Director Jeff Thomas won the inaugural $2.5 million Future Vision XPRIZE with an AI-generated trailer for "The Gifted," depicting a boy who creates an AI version of his deceased mother that helps save lives. Google and Range Media Partners will now develop the trailer into a full-length feature, with Thomas hoping the project demonstrates AI's positive potential despite widespread concerns about its impact on jobs and society.