Los Angeles, May 3 -- The organisation behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released updates across many categories, stressing the importance of human authorship while not banning AI. The new rules also include significant changes to the much-criticised international film category, expanding eligibility to include films that won top qualifying awards from prestigious film festivals like Cannes, Venice and Toronto. "As the academy becomes more global, we need to think about how we are inviting international films into the Oscars conversation," said film academy CEO Bill Kramer. The new rules state that AI "tools neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination" and that the academy and each branch "will judge the achievement, taking into account the degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship when choosing which movie to award." They're also reserving the right to request more information from the filmmaking team about the nature of the use of AI and "human authorship." When it comes to the eligibility of performances, only roles "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent" will be considered. The academy also changed rules for the international film category....