Tesla, Musk, Warner Bros. Ask To Toss 'Blade Runner' AI Suit

By Lauren Berg ( February 5, 2025, 7:43 PM EST) -- Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery asked a California federal judge Tuesday to throw out Alcon Entertainment's lawsuit alleging the electric vehicle company used an image created by artificial intelligence that infringes "Blade Runner 2049" to promote an autonomous taxicab, saying a "familiar post-apocalyptic scene" is not protectable....

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