George Clooney warned at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 2 that artificial intelligence is making it increasingly difficult to determine whether images, videos, and information are genuine. ^[1] The film 'La città dei vivi' (The City of the Living), freely inspired by Nicola Lagioia's novel of the same name, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and competes in the festival's Horizons section. ^[2] Clooney estimated that about 30% of visual effects jobs could eventually disappear as studios adopt systems capable of producing or modifying visual material, though he stressed he did not know the actual figure. ^[3] Clooney noted that the danger of AI extends beyond people believing fabricated material, as knowing realistic fakes exist allows people to reject genuine evidence simply by labeling it AI-generated. ^[4] George Clooney stated that he had spoken with people developing AI systems but remained concerned about the lack of effective safeguards as the technology becomes more capable. ^[5] Director Edoardo Gabriellini said his intention was not to offer any explanation or theory about the tragedy, but to treat it with 'pudor' (modesty). ^[6] The film addresses the real case of the murder in Rome in 2016 of Luca Varani, a young man who went to a house looking for money where Marco Prato and Manuel Foffo had been using drugs for days. ^[7] The brutal murder of Luca Varani and the trial that followed shook Italian society. ^[8]