Netflix’s Use of Gen AI in Happy Gilmore 2 Is a Taste of What’s to Come

AI is everywhere, from social media feeds to general AI slop, and increasingly in your streaming video entertainment. 

In its quarterly letter to shareholders on Tuesday, Netflix pointed to the “significant opportunity” it sees in using generative AI, so get ready for yet more of it.

The streaming giant gave some examples it’s proud of, like the de-aging of characters in the opening flashback scene of Happy Gilmore 2, and the preproduction work to explore wardrobe and set design ideas for Billionaire’s…