Google.org is investing $2 million into the Sundance Institute to train over 100,000 artists in foundational AI skills as part of a new AI Literacy Alliance. This initiative aims to make AI a baseline creative competency for independent filmmakers while the entertainment industry grapples with concerns over AI consent, misuse, and creative control. Meanwhile, actors and creators push for enforceable rules to govern AI use, signaling a complex balance between AI innovation and intellectual property protection.