‘Like a billionaire on acid’: Star Wars director Gareth Edwards comes out in favour of AI
Summary
Director Gareth Edwards supports using artificial intelligence (AI) in making movies, saying it is a powerful new tool that can help filmmakers. He believes AI is especially useful in the early planning stages, while veteran director Paul Schrader sees AI eventually creating main characters and replacing extras.Key Facts
- Gareth Edwards, director of films like Rogue One, praised generative AI as a helpful tool for filmmakers.
- Edwards said AI can be as important as the camera and could be better than current computer-generated imagery (CGI).
- He compared AI to a very creative assistant who can sometimes act unpredictably but is very useful.
- Paul Schrader said AI’s future might include creating lead actors by describing them, not copying real people.
- Schrader suggested AI could replace extras in movies, saving money on paying and caring for them.
- Some early AI-created film scenes, like in Steven Soderbergh’s documentary, have been criticized as low quality.
- Edwards said it is difficult to predict how AI will change film-making over the next five years.
- The discussion took place at an event about AI organized by Amazon in Culver City, California.
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