James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’

James Cameron Calls AI "Horrifying"

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Performance Capture

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Celebrating the Actor

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Real Effort, No Shortcuts

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Why It Is "Horrifying"

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James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’

James Cameron Calls AI "Horrifying"

While promoting Avatar: Fire and Ash, Cameron told CBS that creating actors from scratch with AI is "horrifying".

Performance Capture

He admits his tech sounds like AI, but insists it is actually "the opposite" of replacing humans.

Celebrating the Actor

Cameron says his methods are a "celebration of the actor-director moment," not a digital bypass.

Real Effort, No Shortcuts

Avatar actors perform in 250,000-gallon tanks, while AI just "makes up" a character from a text prompt.

Why It Is "Horrifying"

Cameron draws a hard line: creating a performance from scratch is "horrifying" and creates a fake reality he refuses to accept.