Steven Spielberg has issued his opinion on artificial intelligence and its role in art. The famous filmmaker, who in 2001 directed the science fiction film AIconfessed In an interview that You are terrified of leaving the creation of artistic content such as books, music or movies in the hands of an AI. Although Spielberg is enthusiastic about the possibilities of the new tools, delegating the work to a machine is out of the equation.
Director of Indiana Jones He said that he loves art generated by artificial intelligence, although seconds later he clarifies that he likes anything that is created by a human being. “When a human being uses digital tools as a medium to express themselves and say something, it’s fantastic,” says Spielberg. The filmmaker later states that AI makes him “very nervous” as we give a computer autonomy over our point of view.
Spielberg mentions that morality is not contemplated in the development of AI models. “It’s just about climbing a mountain and getting to the top. And then looking back to ask yourself: will this help humanity or will it default to what I already created?” she said. The director compares what we see now in tools like Midjourney, with his film AI Artificial Intelligencewhere humans end up depending on machines to exist.
The soul cannot be created by an AI algorithm, says Steven Spielberg
The Generative AIs have exploded in popularity During the last months. While ChatGPT is integrated into all possible applications, Midjourney is positioned as an alternative to create quality images through natural language instructions. However, Steven Spielberg, like other creatives in the industry, believe that the results lack an essential component.
The soul is unimaginable and ineffable. And it cannot be created by any algorithm. It’s just something that exists in all of us. Lose that because the books, movies, and music are being written by machines we create. That terrifies me.
Steven Spielberg
While filmmakers and artists debate the moral component and possible restrictions, AI continues to advance in leaps and bounds. In the case of movies, there is already an artificial intelligence capable of imitating the style of famous directors like Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie, or photography geniuses like Roger Deakins.
Cinema-AI is a tool developed by researchers at Altoo Universityin Finland able to generate cutscenes automatically. According to its creators, Cine-AI aims to facilitate the creation of cinematics in video games. It is implemented on the Unity engine and features a timeline and storyboard interface that can mimic the style of famous directors (dead or living).
Although its creators have no plans to replace Spielberg or other filmmakers, the potential of this AI makes it clear that in the future we will see movies directed by algorithms and not human beings.