Khaberni - World-renowned director James Cameron, owner of the film "Titanic" and the "Avatar" series, sharply criticized the use of AI-generated actors.
He affirmed that the performance produced by this technology does not exceed the "average general," and that it lacks the spirit and human creativity that make up the essence of the artistic work.
The Guardian reported that Cameron, in an interview with the “Sunday Morning” program on CBS network before the launch of the third part of the "Avatar" series titled "Fire and Ash," spoke about the advanced filming tools he relies on in his movies.
After praising motion capture technology as "a celebration of the moment of interaction between the director and actor," he clearly expressed his rejection of any trend aimed at replacing humans with digital entities.
Cameron said: "On the opposite side of motion capture technology, generative artificial intelligence appears. It can create a character, create an actor, and fabricate an entire performance based on a single written command. This, to me, is terrifying. It is the complete opposite of what we do."
He added: "I do not want the computer to perform what I cherish my ability to achieve with actors. I enjoy working with them, and I absolutely do not want to replace them."
Despite being one of the directors of "Stability AI" in the UK, Cameron emphasized that the creative value of artificial intelligence remains limited.
He explains: "What generative AI cannot do is create something completely new, unseen before. Models are built on everything that has been produced before, and they cannot be trained on what has not yet been created. What we get in the end is a mix of all the artistic and human experiences, but it comes out average."
He continued, saying: "You won’t find in this product the unique experience of an individual screenwriter, or the mark of a specific actor. These meticulous details that form the artist’s identity will remain beyond the capabilities of artificial intelligence."
Cameron believes that the proliferation of these technologies forces filmmakers to elevate their level of creative discipline to maintain the uniqueness of real art. He says: "This pushes us to raise the bar, and to adhere to an imagination that stretches beyond the conventional. The act itself of performing, and seeing the artist create a live moment in front of the camera, will become more sacred."
Cameron's statements reflect the escalating tension in Hollywood between those who see AI as an opportunity to advance the industry and those who fear that it undermines the essence of human creativity. Amid the rapid strides of tech companies toward producing digital characters capable of mimicking humans, Cameron reminds us that cinema,
