The arrival of artificial intelligence is beginning to worry millions of workers around the world after threats from Sam Altman or Bill Gates himself. AI is going to end entire professions, but Guillermo del Toro has other concerns.
The three-time Oscar-winning film director has not hesitated to criticize the artificial intelligence fever, and not only due to recent criticism from artists and rights owners. Guillermo del Toro has other concerns.
Guillermo del Toro opposes the technology industry
The award-winning filmmaker has made it clear in an interview for NPR who is no fan of AI. «My concern is not artificial intelligence, but natural stupidity,» Guillermo del Toro has come to say. «I think that’s what drives most of the worst features in the world,» he adds.
The director has confirmed what some fans expected with Frankensteinhis latest film inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel. Guillermo del Toro claims to have been inspired by the arrogance of the technology sector.
«I wanted Victor Frankenstein’s arrogance to be similar in some ways to that of his technological colleagues. He is a little blind, he creates something without considering the consequences, and I think we should stop and reflect on our future,» he explained to the United States Public Broadcasting Service.
Criticism of AI continues to grow in cinema
Guillermo Del Toro has been more than direct with his opinion about generative AI: «I’m not interested, nor will I ever be. I’m 61 years old and I hope I can continue to have no interest in using it until I die.»
The film director has confessed that a few days ago they contacted him through his email to find out his opinion about AI. «My response was very brief. I said: ‘I’d rather die,'» he says for the NPR.
Guillermo del Toro is one of the many well-known faces in cinema who oppose the arrival of AIfrom actors to producer directors. The creator of The shape of water, Pan’s Labyrinth o The alley of lost souls He joins others like Steven Spielberg himself, who has made it clear that he will never delegate creative decisions to an AI.
Jim Lee, president and publisher of DC Comics, has a very similar position to that of Guillermo del Toro and company. The filmmaker assured that The company will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork during this year’s New York Comic Con.
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