Key points
- Joint SMPTE, EBU and ETC engineering report on AI across media production, free to download.
- Covers machine learning foundations, deployment, ethics and the standards landscape in 41 pages.
- Updated December 2025 with model context protocol, ISO 42001 and open source AI frameworks.
Summary
SMPTE Engineering Report ER 1011, produced jointly with the EBU and ETC, is a free, authoritative 41-page overview of AI across media production. It covers machine learning foundations, deployment contexts, ethics and the evolving standards landscape. Originally published in 2024 and updated in December 2025 to include model context protocol, ISO 42001 and open source AI frameworks, it is the standards-body bridge document for educators and practitioners who need an authoritative, non-vendor overview of AI in production. The free availability and joint SMPTE-EBU-ETC imprimatur make it suitable for direct use in teaching resources.
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Source
Source: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) ↗ (Sector Org)
Cite this item
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) (2024). ‘SMPTE Engineering Report ER 1011: Artificial Intelligence and the Media’, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Available at: https://www.smpte.org/blog/smpte-releases-engineering-report-on-artificial-intelligence-and-the-media
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