The Tesla 'Blade Runner 2049' AI Lawsuit Just Hit an Interesting Snag

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Posted on AllSides September 15, 2025

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In April, movement on a 2024 lawsuit involving AI, Tesla, Warner Bros., and the production company behind Blade Runner 2049 caught the attention of sci-fi fans. Today, there’s an update that skews in favor of Warner Bros. Alcon Entertainment, which produced the 2017 Denis Villeneuve film and has the Prime Video Blade Runner 2099 series on the way, alleged that promotional material used at an October 2024 Tesla event very closely resembled stills from that film. Those concerns were further heightened by the fact that Alcon had asked Warner Bros.,...

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