Showrunner, a technology platform that dubs itself the “Netflix of AI,” plans to use artificial intelligence to reconstruct 43 minutes of excised footage from Orson Welles’ “The Magnificent Ambersons,” a sweeping family drama that was famously butchered by studio executives.

Edward Saatchi, CEO of the Amazon-backed firm Showrunner, confirmed the plans in an interview with CNBC on Friday morning. Saatchi described “The Magnificent Ambersons” as a “ruined masterpiece,” adding that “using AI to reconstruct it” is a way to bring the film “back to life.”

The plans come as generative artificial intelligence tools threaten to dramatically upend the way films and television shows are typically made, sending waves of anxiety through Hollywood and other creative industries.

“Ambersons” would not be the first celluloid classic to get the AI treatment. In recent weeks, an AI-altered version of “The Wizard of Oz” on display at the Sphere in Las Vegas has stoked both curiosity and revulsion — especially from filmworld purists.

“I think that what’s coming is a world where we’re not the only creative species, and that we will enjoy entertainment created by AIs,” Saatchi told the hosts of CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “We wanted to try our AI on the greatest storyteller of the last 200 years: Orson Welles.”

“The Magnificent Ambersons” was released in July 1942 after a pitched battle between Welles and executives at RKO Pictures. Welles — who enjoyed “final cut” privilege on his previous project, the revolutionary “Citizen Kane” — got kicked out of the editing room during the post-production of “Ambersons.”

The studio snipped off an hour of footage, slapped on a more cheerful ending and released a slight 88-minute cut into theaters. “Ambersons” drew largely positive reviews and nabbed a best picture nomination at the Academy Awards, but Welles long insisted the theatrical edition did not fulfill his creative vision.

“They destroyed ‘Ambersons,’ and it destroyed me,” Welles was once quoted as saying. Welles’ original, more melancholy 132-minute cut took on mythic stature among cinephiles. The late director William Friedkin (“The Exorcist”), for example, referred to Welles’ intended version as the “Holy Grail of cinema.”

“Ambersons,” adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Booth Tarkington, coincidentally centers on another period of immense technological change in America. It chronicles the declining fortunes of an affluent Midwestern family amid the arrival of the country’s automotive boom.

Showrunner is reportedly working on the AI-enabled “Ambersons” with Brian Rose, a filmmaker who has spent half a decade digitally rebuilding sets based on some 30,000 missing frames from “Ambersons.”

“There was, for example, a four-minute-long, unbroken moving camera shot whose loss is a tragedy,” Rose said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “The camera moves from one end of a ballroom and then back up the other end [while] you have about a dozen different characters walk in and out of frame, and crisscrossing subplots.”

“It was really ahead of its time,” Rose added. “Yet all but about the last 50 seconds of the shot was cut.”

In response to Showrunner’s announcement, some X users expressed skepticism or outright hostility.

“Can’t wait to see what Joseph Cotten looks like with six fingers!” film critic Sean Burns posted on X, referring to the star of “Ambersons” and a common AI glitch that inserts extra hands or limbs into images of human beings.

Showrunner’s edition of “Ambersons” will not be commercialized because the company does not hold the rights, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rights are held by the media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery, which controls the RKO library.

Saatchi did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.

Welles, who died in 1985 at age 70, left behind a variety of unrealized or incomplete projects — including “The Other Side of the Wind,” an experimental Hollywood satire that was largely shot in the early 1970s and completed in the 2010s. Netflix distributed the restored film in 2018.

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable artificial intelligence news for the week of September 5, 2025.

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Artificial Intelligence News for the Week of September 5, 2025

Apiiro Study: AI Coding Assistants Boost Velocity but Multiply Vulnerabilities

A new research blog from Apiiro shows that while AI coding assistants increase engineering velocity by up to 4x, they also introduce tenfold more vulnerabilities in code. Organizations are urged to invest in code review automation, secure coding training, and risk mitigation strategies to close the expanding security gap.

Read more → https://apiiro.com/blog/4x-velocity-10x-vulnerabilities-ai-coding-assistants-are-shipping-more-risks/

Cisco and NVIDIA Expand Secure AI Factory to Accelerate Agentic AI for Enterprises

Cisco, in collaboration with NVIDIA and VAST Data, has announced an expanded Secure AI Factory designed to make enterprise data more accessible, secure, and actionable for agentic AI. The solution leverages the VAST Data InsightEngine, NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design, and Cisco AI PODs with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server GPUs to drastically reduce latency in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines—from minutes to seconds.

Read more → https://www.channele2e.com/news/cisco-secure-ai-factory-with-nvidia-unlocks-enterprise-data-for-agentic-ai

Concentric AI Integrates with OpenAI ChatGPT for Smart Data Security

Concentric AI is now integrating with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to deliver intelligent context-aware data protection capabilities. This partnership enables enterprises to leverage advanced NLP-driven suggestions for sensitive data classification, automated policy enforcement, and proactive risk management in cloud and SaaS environments.

Read more → https://concentric.ai/press-release/concentric-ai-announces-integration-with-openais-chatgpt/

DeepL Unveils Autonomous AI Agent for Business

DeepL has announced its new autonomous AI agent for business applications, offering advanced natural language understanding, translation, and information retrieval. The agent is designed to support customer service, content generation, and multilingual communications for global enterprises.

Read more → https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deepl-unveils-autonomous-ai-agent-for-businesses-302543914.html

DE-CIX Launches World’s First Fully Integrated AI Internet Exchange

DE-CIX has introduced the world’s first AI-integrated Internet Exchange (AI-IX), enabling efficient cross-network connectivity for model training and AI inference. The platform unifies edge, cloud, and analytics traffic to boost throughput, reduce latency, and accelerate enterprise AI adoption.

Read more → https://www.de-cix.net/en/about-de-cix/media/press-releases/de-cix-launches-worlds-first-fully-integrated-ai-internet-exchange-ai-ix-to-support-model-training-and-inference

FICO & Corinium Study: Responsible AI Standards Surpass GenAI Hype for Finance

FICO and Corinium’s latest study finds that global financial institutions are moving beyond GenAI hype, prioritizing responsible AI standards to ensure trust, compliance, and value. Leaders now favor transparency, ethical model development, and rigorous governance to sustain adoption and minimize risk.

Read more → https://www.fico.com/en/newsroom/new-fico-and-corinium-study-reveals-global-financial-institutions-abandon-genai-hype-responsible-ai-standards

Geniez AI Raises $6M Seed Round for AI-Driven Process Automation

Geniez AI, a startup developing automation solutions powered by generative AI, has raised $6 million in seed funding. The capital will be used to advance Geniez’s AI agent platform for automating complex business processes and workflows, focusing on enterprise adoption and rapid go-to-market acceleration.

Read more → https://www.finsmes.com/2025/09/geniez-ai-raises-6m-in-seed-funding.html

Google Cloud Report: 52% of Executives Have Deployed AI Agents for Business Value

A Google Cloud study finds that 52 percent of global executives have already deployed AI agents in their organizations—unlocking significant new business value in customer engagement, productivity, and automation. The survey highlights a growing wave of adoption as leaders recognize agentic AI’s potential to drive competitive transformation.

Read more → https://www.bigdatawire.com/this-just-in/google-cloud-52-of-executives-say-their-organizations-have-deployed-ai-agents-unlocking-a-new-wave-of-business-value/

Gravity Launches Orion Multi-Agent AI for Enterprise Decision Intelligence

Gravity unveiled Orion, a multi-agent AI platform to transform enterprise decision intelligence. Orion uses coordinated AI agents to autonomously collect, enrich, and analyze data across business units, empowering executives with actionable insights for complex decision-making. The platform marks a new milestone in scalable, agent-driven enterprise analytics.

Read more → https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gravity-launches-orion-to-redefine-enterprise-decision-intelligence-with-multi-agent-ai-302543112.html?tc=eml_cleartime

Laserfiche AI Workplace Survey Finds Automation Boosts Retention, Productivity

Laserfiche’s “AI Workplace Survey 2025” highlights that organizations implementing AI-driven automation report significant gains in employee retention and productivity. However, survey respondents emphasize the need for upskilling, change management, and clearer strategies to avoid AI change fatigue. Leaders are encouraged to balance automation with proactive workforce development practices.

Read more → https://www.laserfiche.com/resources/press-center/press/ai-workplace-survey-2025/

Pearson and Cognizant Announce Strategic Partnership for AI-Era Learning

Pearson and Cognizant have formed a global partnership to create new learning and workforce development programs supporting early career growth in the age of AI. The collaboration combines educational technology, professional services, and enterprise AI expertise to deliver career-ready content and improve access to high-demand digital skills.

Read more → https://news.cognizant.com/2025-09-02-Pearson-and-Cognizant-Announce-Global-Strategic-Partnership-to-Enhance-Learning

Qlik Achieves AWS Generative AI Competency

Qlik has attained AWS Generative AI Competency, affirming its excellence in deploying generative AI solutions within the AWS ecosystem. This milestone validates Qlik’s ability to empower customers with scalable generative analytics, AI-driven automation, and secure cloud data integrations.

Read more → https://www.qlik.com/us/news/company/press-room/press-releases/qlik-achieves-aws-generative-ai-competency

Redis Acquires Decodable to Expand Real-Time Context and Memory for AI Agents

Redis has announced the acquisition of real-time data platform Decodable. The move expands Redis’ capabilities for AI, bringing streaming context and memory solutions for agentic AI systems—including advanced retrieval, embedding, and real-time data enrichment. The integration positions Redis as a foundational component for next-generation, memory-enabled enterprise AI.

Read more → https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/04/3144606/0/en/Redis-to-Acquire-Real-Time-Data-Platform-Decodable-Expands-Redis-for-AI-to-Deliver-Context-and-Memory-for-AI-Agents-and-Agentic-Systems.html

WisdomAI Unleashes Autonomous AI Data Analyst

WisdomAI has launched its AI-powered data analyst, enabling businesses to automate complex analytics tasks, including report generation, trend analysis, and on-demand insights. The agent simplifies data exploration for non-technical users and speeds up the business intelligence lifecycle.

Read more → https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2025/09/04/wisdomai-unleashes-its-ai-data-analyst/

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What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Spotlight with SoftwareOne on September 10: How to Use Copilot Agents

Generative AI has evolved from a tool we harness for productivity to a true collaborator. With Copilot Agents, AI works alongside us to boost creativity, streamline workflows, and provide real-time coaching—becoming a valuable teammate and ushering in the next era of AI-driven productivity.

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What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Industry Trends Session with Denodo on September 16: AI Deep Research

We’ll explore the kinds of questions Deep Research can tackle: Why is customer churn rising in a specific region? How will new regulations impact our supply chain? What is the optimal strategy for entering a new market? These are the complex, open-ended questions that go far beyond dashboards and canned reports, questions that require reasoning, synthesis, and real-time, trusted data.

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New Episode of The Cyber Circuit with Michael Morgenstern: The AI Revolution Needs Better Asset Management

From shadow AI implementations draining sensitive data to why “we went too fast with cloud and we’re doing it again,” discover why the organizations that can’t answer “what assets do we have?” are the ones AI will hurt most. Parker reveals why AI represents the fourth industrial revolution and what security leaders must do now before regulatory hammers drop.

Watch on YouTube

SR Thought Leaders: Agentic AI Governance: 4 Criteria to Evaluate Tools by Kevin Petrie

As companies mature, they are taking a more sober view of the opportunity that agentic AI  represents. In fact, only 27 percent of executives say they would trust fully autonomous agents for enterprise use, down from 43 percent one year ago, according to a recent Capgemini survey. They recognize the need to manage risks before reaping the innovation benefits of agentic AI. This requires a robust governance program, supported by effective technology.

Read on Solutions Review

Editorial: Soft Skills Crisis? Why Gen Z Struggles – and How Leaders Can Help by Dr. Laurie Cure

Soft skills have always played a quiet but powerful role in workplace success. After all, these are the often invisible qualities that allow people to collaborate, resolve issues, and lead with confidence — often the most essential elements for leadership success.

Read on Solutions Review

Editorial: The Evolution of Enterprise Data Archives in the AI Era by Archive360’s George Tziahanas

For decades, enterprise data archives have occupied an understated position within organizational IT infrastructure. These vast repositories of information were treated as necessary for meeting legal and regulatory obligations, but only modestly accessed once data was safely stored away. The prevailing approach was simple: keep costs low, ensure compliance, and preserve the data until a court order or regulatory investigation demanded its retrieval.

Read on Solutions Review

Editorial: Why Data Quality is the Make-or-Break Factor for AI Success by Semarchy’s Craig Gravina

According to a recent survey of 1,050 senior business leaders across the US, UK, and France, only 46 percent express confidence in the quality of their data. This lack of trust in data quality represents the Achilles’ heel of many promising AI strategies, underscoring a critical truth: without trustworthy data, even the most sophisticated AI initiatives risk falling short of their potential.

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Like most legal professionals, you probably spend more time than you’d like on routine tasks that take you away from work, like client counseling, strategy development, and analysis. For many firms, generative AI (GenAI) has stepped in to relieve lawyers of some of these repetitive tasks. Agentic AI takes that a step further.

Trained on legal content and workflows, agentic AI does more than just automate. It learns, reasons, and evolves to support your practice. As it adapts to your firm’s operations, it can anticipate your needs, flag relevant precedents, suggest filings, or even drafting strategy briefs ahead of schedule.

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GenAI vs. agentic AI

Plan and execute

Agentic workflows are not bots

How to identify a strong agentic AI solution

Measuring the return

GenAI vs. agentic AI

Both GenAI and agentic AI use large language models and natural language processing. They both increase efficiency by reducing the time you spend on legal tasks. But GenAI is designed to generate pieces of output and create content based on prompts. It can be used as a digital assistant in legal work for:

• Drafting contracts, memos, and emails
• Summarizing case law or deposition transcripts
• Translating legalese into plain language

Built on that foundation, agentic AI can operate in dynamic environments. That means it can plan and execute multi-step legal workflows. It monitors the progress of a task, then adapts to changing needs. You might ask it to prepare a litigation strategy or:

• Research relevant precedents
• Draft motions
• Flag missing documents
• Identify cross-jurisdictional implications
• Sequence tasks for your team

Agentic AI doesn’t just respond; it acts, learns, and adjusts to your case. If this feels slightly ominous, take a closer look. Agentic AI developed by technical experts and based on dedicated legal content can have a profound impact on your practice.

Plan and execute

Agentic AI complements your expertise. When you set goals, agentic AI can map out workflows, break down tasks, and monitor progress. While it can’t lead client meetings, it can fulfill backend requests, prep materials, and keep everything moving smoothly.

A professional-grade agentic AI solution will:

• Boost efficiency. Agentic AI can speed up litigation and transactional processes in legal research, document analysis, and drafting. These agentic workflows, designed by legal experts and supported by trusted legal content, propose logical next steps and execute them at your command.
• Work faster and smarter. Agentic AI quietly progresses from task to task in the background, freeing you to focus on higher-value activities. You can spend time on the work only you can do, like developing client relationships, nuanced strategy, and courtroom preparation.
• Build confidence. By gaining insight into unfamiliar areas of law, agentic workflows can guide you through nuanced practice areas with contextual recommendations and structured execution.

Of course, human oversight remains essential. Reviewing AI-generated documents and guiding the solution ensures it works the way your firm does: ethically, accurately, and efficiently.

Agentic workflows are not bots

If you’ve ever been frustrated with the limitations of online chatbots, you should know agentic AI is different. Bots operate within narrow parameters and are built to handle simple, one-off tasks like retrieving information from a company database.

Agentic workflows, on the other hand, are intelligent tools that work toward defined goals. They rely on advanced logic to tackle complex problems, adapt as your workflows evolve, and interact with other tools to move work forward without needing step-by-step instructions.

How to identify a strong agentic AI solution

Not all agentic AI is created equal. To find a solution that’s effective and professional-grade, look for these core features:

• Trusted content: The solution pulls from verified, industry-specific sources you recognize and respect.
• Benchmarked functionality: It provides demonstrated performance that handles large volumes and identifies complex themes.
• Strong security: The technology has clear data encryption and complies with standards like HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC 2.
• Seamless integration: It connects easily with industry-leading platforms like Westlaw, Practical Law, and Microsoft 365 without extra effort.
• Unified experience: The solution supports your full workflow from start to finish, not just an isolated task.

What to avoid

Use caution when reviewing vendors whose solutions include:

• Unverified data sources or research functions that haven’t been tested
• Vague or missing security details
• Costly custom integrations with limited scalability
• Tools that only solve part of your workflow, leading to inefficiency

Where to begin

Adopters of agentic AI are already seeing stronger performance and a competitive edge. If you’re new to it, start with low-stakes tasks like scheduling or formatting documents. It’s helpful to identify your firm’s technology “power users” who can champion adoption and partner with providers that offer training and integration support.

Measuring the return

To measure ROI, start by gauging how long certain tasks usually take — like formatting documents, conducting research, or preparing drafts — without any support. Now, consider how much faster those tasks and the complete workflow could be with an agentic AI solution.

By looking at the time saved and what that extra time allows you to accomplish, you’ll start to see the real value: smoother workflows, less manual effort, and more space to focus on meaningful work. You’ll be able to redeploy your time more strategically, improve client satisfaction and retention, and win more work.

Now is the time to reflect on where your current workflows slow you down, and how they could be smarter, faster, and more adaptive. Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal is a professional-grade legal solution that combines agentic capabilities with trusted content and strong security — giving legal professionals the speed, confidence, and control to tackle complex tasks with ease.

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