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Alejandro G. Iñárritu has argued that the AI ”crisis” around the world, especially in the cultural and film industries, will ultimately “force us to go back to basics.”
the acclaimed director spoke in a new interview. guardian As part of his latest art exhibition Sueño Perocommemorating unreleased footage from his 2000 debut film. Amores Perros.
Iñárritu argued that the exhibition itself affects human experience, saying that “the physicality of the exhibition is an expression of opposition to AI.” But in discussing the threat more broadly, he said the technology was having a “terrifying” impact.
“Right now, with the introduction of AI, we are reaching the limit, where I think our senses become so information-starved that it impacts our ability to actually learn from what we see and hear in a holistic and healthy way,” he hypothesized.
of birdman “I think the crisis with AI is the fact that we will start to doubt everything we see on screen. It will be so scary that we will be forced to go back to basics and just believe that what we actually experienced in our own bodies was really real.”
Mr. Iñárritu concluded with his thoughts on AI: “Maybe I’m trying to be positive here, but it’s so scary that I want to find something that can bring us some good.”
This comes as the director is set to return to screens later this year with the release of his latest all-star blockbuster. diggerstarring Tom Cruise, Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Riz Ahmed, and Sophie Wilde.
The plot and characters of the film, which was shot in England in 2024, have been kept strictly secret, but a teaser announcing the long-awaited title was released in December.
digger ‘ is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 2, 2026.
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