Devin Gordon

You can accuse that of being sanguine and overly sunny. I would say, in the defense of the sanguine people, The indie film movement does provide an interesting parallel here, right? When filmmaking went from very, very expensive, limited film in the 90s to small handheld digital filmmaking where anybody could make cinema quality movies. All of a sudden, you did have a lot more movies, right?

You can accuse that of being sanguine and overly sunny. I would say, in the defense of the sanguine people, The indie film movement does provide an interesting parallel here, right? When filmmaking went from very, very expensive, limited film in the 90s to small handheld digital filmmaking where anybody could make cinema quality movies. All of a sudden, you did have a lot more movies, right?

You can accuse that of being sanguine and overly sunny. I would say, in the defense of the sanguine people, The indie film movement does provide an interesting parallel here, right? When filmmaking went from very, very expensive, limited film in the 90s to small handheld digital filmmaking where anybody could make cinema quality movies. All of a sudden, you did have a lot more movies, right?

You had a lot more movies being made for a lot less money. So there is a test case, right? Can AI do that? Well, I feel like in some ways that brings us back to our friend Joanna Stern at the Wall Street Journal. to her haters out there, I think you're missing the point. I don't think that Joanna Stern is in any way trying to make a film that could go air on ABC or air in the movie theater.

You had a lot more movies being made for a lot less money. So there is a test case, right? Can AI do that? Well, I feel like in some ways that brings us back to our friend Joanna Stern at the Wall Street Journal. to her haters out there, I think you're missing the point. I don't think that Joanna Stern is in any way trying to make a film that could go air on ABC or air in the movie theater.

You had a lot more movies being made for a lot less money. So there is a test case, right? Can AI do that? Well, I feel like in some ways that brings us back to our friend Joanna Stern at the Wall Street Journal. to her haters out there, I think you're missing the point. I don't think that Joanna Stern is in any way trying to make a film that could go air on ABC or air in the movie theater.

What she's trying to demonstrate is how easy it is for even someone like her to effectively sit there and make something that looks, at the worst, a bad knockoff, But look at all the things that she can do without having anybody. Exactly. Or experience. Anybody. Or experience. Yeah. Right? Right.

What she's trying to demonstrate is how easy it is for even someone like her to effectively sit there and make something that looks, at the worst, a bad knockoff, But look at all the things that she can do without having anybody. Exactly. Or experience. Anybody. Or experience. Yeah. Right? Right.

What she's trying to demonstrate is how easy it is for even someone like her to effectively sit there and make something that looks, at the worst, a bad knockoff, But look at all the things that she can do without having anybody. Exactly. Or experience. Anybody. Or experience. Yeah. Right? Right.

And now take that capacity out of her hands and put it in the hands of people who actually do this for a living. Right? And the question is, how dangerous does this get? How many people is this going to replace? And... I just don't think we know. I don't think we really know. In some ways, what Joanna's film leaves me with is both fear and relief.

And now take that capacity out of her hands and put it in the hands of people who actually do this for a living. Right? And the question is, how dangerous does this get? How many people is this going to replace? And... I just don't think we know. I don't think we really know. In some ways, what Joanna's film leaves me with is both fear and relief.

And now take that capacity out of her hands and put it in the hands of people who actually do this for a living. Right? And the question is, how dangerous does this get? How many people is this going to replace? And... I just don't think we know. I don't think we really know. In some ways, what Joanna's film leaves me with is both fear and relief.

Hi, my name is Devin Gordon, and I'm a contributor to the New York Times Magazine. So maybe you remember, last year, there was a major strike by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild that completely stopped Hollywood for several months. And one of the issues at the core of the contract negotiations with the movie studios was the subject of A.I.

Hi, my name is Devin Gordon, and I'm a contributor to the New York Times Magazine. So maybe you remember, last year, there was a major strike by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild that completely stopped Hollywood for several months. And one of the issues at the core of the contract negotiations with the movie studios was the subject of A.I.

guild members were concerned that AI could replace humans at every stage in the creative process, that studios would soon use AI to write screenplays, direct and edit films, design the special effects, and even read and decide which scripts were greenlit. Actors, meanwhile, were concerned about copyright ownership over their images.

guild members were concerned that AI could replace humans at every stage in the creative process, that studios would soon use AI to write screenplays, direct and edit films, design the special effects, and even read and decide which scripts were greenlit. Actors, meanwhile, were concerned about copyright ownership over their images.

They wanted to protect their likenesses from exploitation, reproduction, and profit without their benefit. But I also heard another perspective from AI optimists in Hollywood. They told me that the technology was still widely misunderstood. So I decided to find out what AI was actually being used for. Did the anxiety match the reality?

They wanted to protect their likenesses from exploitation, reproduction, and profit without their benefit. But I also heard another perspective from AI optimists in Hollywood. They told me that the technology was still widely misunderstood. So I decided to find out what AI was actually being used for. Did the anxiety match the reality?

At first, it was difficult to find people in the industry who would go on the record in praise of AI because that can be seen as siding with the machines or undermining union solidarity. But eventually, I was able to speak with artists who have already incorporated AI into their work in films you might have already seen.

At first, it was difficult to find people in the industry who would go on the record in praise of AI because that can be seen as siding with the machines or undermining union solidarity. But eventually, I was able to speak with artists who have already incorporated AI into their work in films you might have already seen.