Hollywood was resisting artificial intelligence in movie productions. Backrooms’ director, Kane Parsons, said he wanted to destroy artificial intelligence with a snap of his fingers. Christopher Nolan describes artificial intelligence as a Trojan horse.
The reactions did not stop there. The animated series called “Punky Duck” to be produced for Amazon Prime would be produced with artificial intelligence support. However, the director of the series withdrew from the series after receiving death threats and the project was cancelled.
However, as George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars legend, said in a recent interview, “This is the future… You can’t stop it.” Lucas compared the people who oppose it to those who oppose automobiles on the grounds that they are more dangerous than horse-drawn carriages.
Hollywood couldn’t resist any longer. The documentary “The American Experiment”, released on Netflix, includes a 17-minute artificial intelligence video along with historical war footage and some animations. Instead of endangering stuntmen in the recently released movie “Young Washington,” the image of a 15-foot-tall flash flood was animated by artificial intelligence.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said, “Great works still require a good actor, and artificial intelligence is not changing that.” According to Sarandos, artificial intelligence will support the dreams of creators.
Developments are pushing giant production companies to partner with artificial intelligence companies.
Netflix recently acquired AI-focused production company InterPositive for $600 million. A24 studio has partnered with Google’s DeepMind for $75 million to jointly develop artificial intelligence tools.
Disney has signed a contract with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to use its characters to create visuals.
Note: This article was compiled from an article in The Economist magazine.
