Academy Awards organisers issued new rules on Friday (1 May) ​to clarify that acting and writing must ‌be performed by humans and not artificial intelligence to be eligible for the movie industry’s ​highest honours.

The changes from the Academy ​of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⁠apply to submissions for the next Oscars ​ceremony, scheduled for March 2027.

Generative AI has ​raised alarm in the movie and TV business as workers fear studios will use the technology ​to replace human workers to lower costs. ​

The debut last year of an AI-generated “actress” dubbed Tilly ‌Norwood, ⁠and its producer’s boasts of interest from studio executives, added to concerns and sparked a backlash from the SAG-AFTRA actors ​union.

Under the ​Academy’s new ⁠rules, filmmakers can use AI tools, but a “synthetic” actor such ​as Norwood would be ineligible for ​an ⁠Oscar, the group said in a statement.

It said screenplays must be “human-authored” to be ⁠considered.

The ​rules state the Academy ​can request additional information to verify submissions were created by ​humans.