Blog Prompt: What are your thoughts on the risks and opportunities of AI Cinema? What do these tools mean for the future of Hollywood entertainment and for independent artists working in the industry?
The article from The Conversation caused some concern for the future here, for sure. It raised questions of AI replacement for human workers and systems, as well as the similarly hot-button issue of using the likeness of dead celebrities.
That’s pretty scary. As a whole, the article spells a potential dystopian future for the movie industry. This is a focused approach to the concept of AI like we’ve seen in the past. And it works. Nobody wants a future where humans are out of work in an entire industry in favor of computers.
We should approach AI like any other tool. It isn’t the end result, but it can be a springboard or collaborator.
Pulling from The Guardian, Keanu Reeves was smart to get ahead of the curve and ask for untouched performances in his contracts. People who have died did not get that liberty, like Bourdain, Warhol, and Regina.
The hypothetical uncanny Casablanca sequel is also a cause for pause. We’re already seeing a lesser version of this in the current film landscape. The nostalgia-fueled sequel land we’re living in is the perfect source for AI, because movies already feel like uninspired bait for reliving the good old days. Especially ‘live-action remakes’.