ChIPs Global Summit to Spotlight AI’s Impact on Hollywood

ChIPs Network will host a Hollywood-focused AI session at its annual Global Summit in Los Angeles on Oct. 21-23. Robin Bronk and a panel of entertainment executives will examine how artificial intelligence is changing creativity, ownership, fair use and the economics of entertainment.

Why it matters: - Artificial intelligence is now colliding with core entertainment issues, including authorship, ownership, fair use and control over image, voice and work. - The discussion lands as Hollywood weighs both AI’s value as a production tool and its threat to creative rights and business models. - ChIPs Network is framing the issue as a broader policy and industry question, not just a technical one.

What happened: - ChIPs Network will host a session on AI in Hollywood at its annual ChIPs Global Summit in Los Angeles on Oct. 21-23. - Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, will appear with a panel of Hollywood industry experts. - The summit theme is “The Next Act: IP, Innovation and Influence.” - The session will focus on how AI is reshaping creativity, storytelling, ownership and the future of entertainment.

The details: - The panel includes Jacque Edmonds Cofer, Lucia Gervino, Aubrey Villalobos and Joy Gorman Wettels. - Bronk’s discussion will center on the new paradigm AI presents for an individual’s ownership and control over image, voice and work. - ChIPs Network Executive Director Joan Toth said AI’s positive impact in creative and production processes is undisputed, but the technology is also threatening authorship, ownership and fair use. - Toth also pointed to the meme-ification of celebrities and deepfakes as examples of the fair use debate. - Toth cited the World Economic Forum’s prediction that AI-generated content could account for up to 90% of all information on the internet in the near future. - Bronk started her career on Capitol Hill as an intellectual property rights lobbyist and advocate. - Bronk said creativity is an economic force, a driver of innovation and an essential expression of humanity. - As CEO of The Creative Coalition, Bronk has led public awareness campaigns, strategic partnerships and industry mobilization around national issues. - Bronk has represented The Creative Coalition before Congress, at congressional hearings and in White House engagements. - Jacque Edmonds Cofer is an executive producer with Disney General Entertainment Company and previously worked on series including “Martin,” “Living Single,” “Moesha,” “Abby,” “All about the Andersons,” “Cuts” and “Let’s Stay Together.” - Lucia Gervino is head of production and post divisions at A+E Studios and has held leadership roles at Syfy, BET Networks and Amazon Studios. - Gervino is known for work tied to “The Boys,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “The Lincoln Lawyer.” - Aubrey Villalobos Karr is a TV writer and producer whose credits include “Dynasty” and “Royal Pains.” - Villalobos Karr has developed with CBS Studios, Range Media Partners, A&E and Kroll & Co. Entertainment and is currently developing multiple comedy and drama projects. - Joy Gorman Wettels founded JOY COALITION, an impact-producing venture focused on purpose-driven content for a global audience. - Gorman Wettels was previously a partner at Anonymous Content and was a lead executive producer on four seasons of “13 Reasons Why.” - Gorman Wettels is in post-production on Netflix’s “Little House on the Prairie” and is developing projects including an adaptation of “The Bell Jar” with Billie Eilish and Sarah Polley and the musical “The Baroness.”

Between the lines: - ChIPs Network is positioning the panel as part of a broader debate over who controls creative output when AI can imitate voices, faces and styles. - The event also signals growing concern that entertainment’s legal and economic rules may not keep pace with generative AI. - By featuring executives, producers and writers, the summit is blending policy talk with practical industry experience.

What’s next: - The AI session will take place during the Oct. 21-23 summit in Los Angeles. - The broader summit will continue examining how women and allies are shaping innovation, IP and influence across technology, law and policy. - More information is available through ChIPs Network and its video channel.

The bottom line: - Hollywood’s AI fight is no longer theoretical. ChIPs Network is putting creativity, ownership and fair use at the center of the conversation.