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358 Blade Runner 2049 producer sues Elon Musk for image used in Cybercab launch

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Mariella Moon @ Engadget · 10/22/2024 08:00 EDT

Blade Runner 2049 producer sues Elon Musk for image used in Cybercab launch

When Elon Musk introduced Tesla's robotaxi, the Cybercab, earlier this month, he showed a slide during his presentation that probably looked familiar to Blade Runner 2049 fans. It featured the back of a person wearing a trench coat against a desert-like landscape with high-rise buildings in the background. Now, a producer behind the movie is suing him for copyright infringement. According to The New York Times, Alcon Entertainment accused him of using "AI-created images mirroring scenes from Blade Runner 20

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