Archive · 29 Dec 2025
AI's Impact on Pop Culture in 2025
In 2025, AI had a big impact on pop culture.
AI-generated artists topped music charts, and there was a debate about using AI to enhance actors' performances in movies.
A new version of 'The Wizard of Oz' used AI to make it more immersive.
Podcast hosts used AI to clone their voices, and there was controversy over AI-generated videos of dead celebrities.
An AI-generated actress named Tilly Norwood worried some people about job replacements.
Some famous directors spoke against using AI in films.
At the end of the year, Disney made a big deal with an AI company to use its characters in AI videos.
AI-generated artists topped iTunes and Billboard charts, sparking debates about legitimacy.
The film 'The Brutalist' used AI to enhance accents, causing controversy during Oscar season.
Sphere Entertainment modernized 'The Wizard of Oz' with AI, making it more immersive.
Podcast hosts used AI to clone their voices, raising concerns about authenticity.
Disney purchased a $1 billion stake in OpenAI, allowing its characters to be used in AI videos.
- Who
- Various artists, filmmakers, and companies, including Disney, Spotify, and Sphere Entertainment
- What
- AI's integration into pop culture, including music, films, podcasts, and social media
- When
- Throughout 2025
- Where
- Globally, with specific examples in the U.S. and Las Vegas
- Why
- To enhance creativity, reach new audiences, and modernize classic works
- AI-generated artists
- Topped iTunes and Billboard charts
- Oscar controversy
- AI used to enhance accents in 'The Brutalist'
- Velvet Sundown
- AI-generated band with 1 million Spotify plays
- Sphere Entertainment
- Spent $80 million to modernize 'The Wizard of Oz'
- Tilly Norwood
- AI-generated actress sparked job replacement concerns
- Disney-OpenAI deal
- $1 billion stake in OpenAI for character use on Sora