Emily Blunt has refused to use artificial intelligence in a key scene in Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi movie Disclosure Day, admitting that she finds it “a little scary”.
Blunt appeared on this week’s episode of “Hot Ones” and talked about “Disclosure Day” as well as other films, projects and career moments. At the beginning of the interview, “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans asked Blunt about an “unusual sequence” in “Disclosure Day” where a character suddenly starts making inhuman clicking and breathing sounds during a weather broadcast.
“What we shot was a four-minute song leading up to the moment where she gradually disintegrated,” Blunt said of the scene, adding, “There’s a lot of ways you can do it. You could go the AI route, but I’m a little scared of that. I thought we could make some real, really weird sounds.”
“I said, ‘Maybe I’ll join in and try different weird sounds,’ and that’s what we did,” Brandt continued. “We made things like clicks. We made things like humming sounds, consonant sounds, weird breathing sounds. And what we did was we put one microphone here. [by her mouth] and here one [by her throat]So I look at it in a very strange way. Then the sound designer left and created that weird sound. ”
Watch Blunt’s full “Hot Ones” interview below.
Blunt’s comments about rejecting the use of artificial intelligence in scenes in “Disclosure Day” echo previous statements the one-time Oscar nominee has made about AI. Last year, while promoting Benny Safdie’s Smashing Machines, she commented on the much talked about AI-generated “actress” Tilly Norwood in the second half of 2025.
Asked about Norwood during an appearance on Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, Blunt said, “God, we’re messed up. It’s really, really scary.” She also responded to recent reports at the time that a Hollywood talent agent had reached out on Norwood’s behalf, saying, “Agencies, stop doing that. Stop taking away our relationships.”
Blunt’s addition to Hot Ones comes at a time when certain studios and companies, including Amazon MGM Studios, are becoming more aggressive in pursuing AI. Earlier this week, Amazon announced a new GenAI Creators’ Fund aimed at greenlighting and producing more AI-supported and generated entertainment titles.
