This weekly update shows how AI agents are shaking up creative industries worldwide. These smart computer helpers are changing everything from movies to music.

Digital Domain, a famous visual effects company from Hollywood, made big announcements in China this week. At a major technology conference, they showed off their new AI tools. Their AI helper called "HANBAO" can create images and help make short videos. The company has already used this tool for ads with big companies like Alibaba Cloud and MediaTek.

Digital Domain also launched something called AI DOMAIN. This is like a complete AI assistant that helps creators from the very beginning of an idea all the way to finishing their content. The company has worked on famous movies like Titanic and Wolf Warrior 2. Now they want to use AI to help more people make high-quality creative content faster and cheaper.

But not everyone is happy about AI in creative work. In Europe, creative workers are very angry about new AI laws. The European Union created the world's first major AI rules, called the AI Act. These rules were supposed to protect artists, writers, musicians, and other creative people.

However, creative industry groups say the rules are terrible. They represent millions of creative workers across Europe. These groups say AI companies can still take their work without permission to train AI systems. They call this a "betrayal" of what the law was supposed to do. 17 million people work in creative jobs in Europe, and they contribute 7% of Europe's total economy.

The creative workers are especially upset because AI companies scrape content from the internet. This means they copy millions of songs, pictures, books, and videos to teach their AI systems. The creators of this content usually don't get paid or even asked for permission.

In Hollywood, the situation is complicated. Some movie makers are excited about AI tools like Midjourney and Runway. These AI helpers can create amazingly detailed pictures and short videos just from written descriptions. Famous movie designers who worked on films like Avatar and Jurassic Park are already using these tools.

One designer said using AI feels like having a creative partner. He can type in ideas and the AI helps him explore new visual concepts quickly. This is especially helpful in the early stages of making a movie, when creators are still figuring out how things should look.

But movie workers are worried about their jobs. If AI can do visual effects, concept art, and other creative tasks, what happens to human workers? Some people compare this to when movies first started using computer effects. At first, people were scared, but eventually, new jobs were created.

The legal fights are getting serious too. Disney and Universal, two giant movie companies, are suing Midjourney in court. They say the AI company's tools can create copies of famous characters like Spider-Man, Darth Vader, and Shrek. The movie companies think this is stealing their intellectual property.

This legal battle is important because it could decide how AI companies can use copyrighted material for training. If the movie companies win, AI tools might have to change how they work.

The European Union's AI rules went into effect on August 2nd. AI companies now have to follow new requirements about how they build and use their systems. They must document how their AI works and have policies about using copyrighted content. But many creative workers think these rules are too weak.

Interestingly, some big tech companies are refusing to follow the voluntary parts of Europe's AI rules. Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram) said they won't sign the EU's AI Code of Practice because it creates too much uncertainty.

All these changes show that AI agents are becoming more powerful and useful for creative work. These AI helpers can now make images, videos, music, and text that look almost as good as human-made content. Some are even better at certain tasks.

For creative workers, this creates both opportunities and threats. AI tools can help them work faster and try new ideas. But they also worry about losing jobs or having their work stolen to train AI systems.

The next few months will be crucial. Courts will decide important cases about AI and copyright. Governments will see how well their new AI laws work. And creative workers will keep figuring out how to use AI tools while protecting their livelihoods.

The creative world is clearly at a turning point. AI agents are here to stay, and everyone is trying to figure out how to make this technology work fairly for both creators and AI companies.