Study Reveals Runaway Production, Not AI, Is Emptying Hollywood Sound Stages

A recent study by The Hollywood Reporter and the Otis School of Design has debunked the assumption that artificial intelligence is responsible for the vacant sound stages across Los Angeles. Instead, the research highlights that competition from other filming locations—not AI—is driving the trend. The finding shifts the narrative away from fears that AI would replace human creativity, pointing instead to economic and logistical factors favoring production hubs outside Hollywood.