Academy

Hollywood's top honors are drawing a hard line on artificial intelligence: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says AI-generated actors will not qualify for an Oscar as it rolls out tougher rules on the technology's use. Among the changes, the Academy made clear that only flesh-and-blood performers — not AI-created doubles or avatars — can contend for the industry's biggest awards. It also said scripts must be written by a human being, not produced by a chatbot. "In the Acting category, only roles credited in the…

BAIDOA, Somalia — South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen met Tuesday with a Turkish military delegation led by Brig. Gen. Sebahattin, commander of Turkey’s Turksom Military Training Academy, to deepen security cooperation and expand training for Somali forces operating in the region, officials said. The talks at the presidential palace in Baidoa centered on accelerating military training programs, improving operational capacity and sharpening coordination between Somali units and Turkish trainers.…

The Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi and Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, today inaugurated the International Academy for the Fight against Terrorism AILCT in Jacqueville, about 60 kilometers from Abidjan. The first part of the project has been delivered, but the website is up and running and can be run at full speed. We will do training, strategy and practice…