Daily 10/16: Protecting AI chat data, integrated creative tools, and virtual production infrastructure

Attorneys general from 40 US states sought protections for minors' chat data in Character.AI's bankruptcy process. India's JetSynthesys launched JetKreate for script-to-video workflows, while a German facility opened with a large LED wall and camera tracking.

• [Reuters] Forty US states seek protections for minors' chat data in Character.AI bankruptcy ↗

  Attorneys general from 40 US states asked the Chapter 11 court to restrict the sale or transfer of Character.AI chat records and strengthen safeguards. Disney plans to license technology and intellectual property and hire staff for $20 million, but said it is not interested in the sensitive chat data itself. The case is establishing a separate protection standard for user data in an AI-service asset sale.

• [Indiantelevision] JetSynthesys launches JetKreate for script-to-video creative workflows ↗

  JetSynthesys launched JetKreate, a workspace connecting ideas, scripts, images, voice, music, and editing. The company cited research that 85% of Indian creators use generative AI at work, while 72% still need substantial editing of the output. The platform aims to reduce workflow fragmentation and post-generation editing by linking the production steps together.

• [invidis] German studio opens virtual production facility with a large LED wall and camera tracking ↗

  Germany's VG Media Studio opened a virtual production facility combining an LG LED wall of more than 100 square meters with Brompton Tessera processing and Mo-Sys tracking. It supports advertising and automotive projects as well as short and feature films. LED stages and real-time camera tracking are becoming permanent infrastructure at professional studios rather than temporary project equipment.