Tesla, Musk Push to Toss ‘Blade Runner’ AI Image Copyright Suit

Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk urged a California federal judge to dismiss Alcon Entertainment LLC’s lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of using an AI-altered image from the movie “Blade Runner 2049" to promote its forthcoming Cybercab.

In motions filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Tesla and Musk argued the case’s disputed image was sourced from a stock-photo agency and legally modified using artificial intelligence. Warner Bros Discovery Inc., whose studio lot hosted the livestreamed Oct. 10 event promoting Tesla’s new autonomous cybercab, separately contended there was no contract requiring ...