SATO 48

On April 21, SATO48, a timed film competition based in Springfield, made a post with a quote from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that stated, “With regard to generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools used in the making of the film, the tools neither help nor harm the chance of achieving a nomination.”

Picture this: opening up a secret envelope, finding inside your assignment, and whipping together a film on that assignment—all in two days’ time. That…