Russo Brothers AGBO Appoints Dominic Hughes as Chief Scientist in Charge of Implementation of Artificial Intelligence

AGBO has appointed Dominic Hughes, Ph.D. The company’s partners Anthony and Joe Russo, Donald Mustard and Chris Brearton said Thursday, the company’s chief scientific officer said.

In this newly created role, Dr. Hughes will collaborate with AGBO’s in-house storytelling and innovation teams to lead the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies to enrich the creative process.

“The entertainment industry is evolving at a breakneck pace, and we have never felt more excited about the possibilities,” AGBO co-chairmen and partners Anthony and Joe Russo said in a statement. “At AGBO, we relentlessly focus on creative approaches to technology and innovation. Working in tandem with our writers, directors, crew members and technologists, Dr. Hughes will help us find new ways to empower artists to tell their boldest and most ambitious stories.”

“This is an exciting time to be collaborating with creative visionaries to develop the next generation of filmmaking technology,” added Dominic Hughes. “AGBO’s long-standing approach to adopting and adapting technologically advanced filmmaking techniques is well suited to this era of discovery. I’m looking forward to working with their wide range of creatives to develop artist-led AI.
effective solutions that will help shape the future of storytelling.”

“AGBO’s own storytellers and creative partners are known for creating innovative entertainment using cutting-edge technology. Having spent her career studying the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Dr. Hughes adds valuable perspective and academic rigor to our research approach to new technologies and innovations,” added AGBO Partner Chris Brearton.

AGBO Chief Creative Officer Angela Russo-Otstot, who will work with Dr. Hughes to ensure AGBO develops and leverages the right first-party, third-party and publicly available technology advancements to enhance the company’s blockbuster content creation, added: “Because the company made AGBO, it’s made up of writers , directors and crew members, is committed to ensuring that new technologies are developed by the creative community. We are excited to work with Dr. Hughes to develop tools and processes that will allow our artists to be more precise, more efficient and even more creative.”

Dr. Hughes is a leader in the fields of algorithms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, with decades of academic and applied experience developing machine learning technologies and models at leading research institutions and large corporations. Dr. Hughes received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford and has held research positions in the departments of computer science and mathematics at Stanford University. He was one of the founders and chief scientist of Swell, a personalized audio news app acquired by Apple in 2014. At Apple, Dr. Hughes led the development and implementation of artificial intelligence and language models for Apple News. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.

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