Hollywood Quietly Incorporating AI, Despite Public Protest

Commentary: AI didn’t ruin these films. It made them possible

Bloomberg Opinion's Catherine Thorbecke went to an AI film festival expecting slop, and left surprised by how much humanity emanated from the screen.

‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.

Quote of the day by filmmaker James Cameron on AI: 'All of human art and human experience put into a blender' — dismissing the rise of AI in creative industries

The rise of generative AI has undoubtedly lowered the barrier to entry for creating film, with individuals as well as massive production companies leveraging the technology in different ways. But many, including Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron, have insisted that generative AI is no substitute for human actors.Lights, camera, actionSpeaking to CBS ahead of the official release of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash', Cameron described his horror…

Hollywood quietly incorporating AI, despite public protest

More than 10% of Hollywood job adverts are AI-related, The Los Angeles Times reported, suggesting the US movie industry is increasingly incorporating the technology despite public protests.AI use was a driver of the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes, and consumers are skeptical, so studios “never talk about it in public,” an industry executive told the paper. But Netflix is advertising for “Manager, Generative Workflows,” and Disney and Amazon h…

Commentary: AI-obsessed filmmakers are making a crucial miscalculation

Established filmmakers haven’t minced words about their opposition to AI: Guillermo del Toro said he’d “rather die” than use generative AI, while James Cameron has called AI actors “horrifying.” Industry peers have embraced the technology despite these rebukes. Last month,…