At this year's festival season, Mohit Rajhans noticed something that does not quite add up. Filmmakers are warning about how dangerous AI technology could be, while using it at the same time to make the projects they are most excited about.

That tension runs straight into a real fight happening in the acting community right now, where performers are pushing for new protections around how their likeness and data can be used to train future AI models. Mohit explains what sparked the conversation and where it got complicated.

Canada recently rolled out an AI literacy initiative from its AI minister, and Mohit has real concerns about what it can actually teach in the time it is given. He lays out what he thinks is missing and what it would actually take to close the gap.

Topics: AI in film, synthetic video, AI literacy, TIFF, film festival

GUEST: Mohit Rajhans | http://thinkstart.ca

Originally aired on 2026-09-11

At this year's festival season, Mohit Rajhans noticed something that does not quite add up. Filmmakers are warning about how dangerous AI technology could be, while using it at the same time to make the projects they are most excited about.
That tension runs straight into a real fight happening in the acting community right now, where performers are pushing for new protections around how their likeness and data can be used to train future AI models. Mohit explains what sparked the conversation and where it got complicated.
Canada recently rolled out an AI literacy initiative from its AI minister, and Mohit has real concerns about what it can actually teach in the time it is given. He lays out what he thinks is missing and what it would actually take to close the gap.
Topics: AI in film, synthetic video, AI literacy, TIFF, film festival
GUEST: Mohit Rajhans |<a href="http://thinkstart.ca"> http://thinkstart.ca</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-09-11

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