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Tim Burtonisn’t a fan of artificial intelligence being used to imitate his iconic style.
In a recent interview withThe Independent, theBeetlejuicedirector spoke about the potential threat of A.I. on animation after aBuzzfeedarticle in which characters from Disney movies were recreated in his style through the technology.
“They had A.I. do my versions of Disney characters!” Burton said. “I can’t describe the feeling it gives you. It reminded me of when other cultures say, ‘Don’t take my picture because it is taking away your soul.’ ”
Burton admitted some of the recreations were good but didn’t appreciate seeing his distinct style mimicked.
“What it does is it sucks something from you,” he added. “It takes something from your soul or psyche; that is very disturbing, especially if it has to do with you. It’s like a robot taking your humanity, your soul.”
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And in an interview withNBC News’ Chuck Todd,OppenheimerdirectorChristopher Nolancompared the moral dilemma that physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer faced in the creation of the atomic bomb to the continued development of A.I. technology.
“When I talk to the leading researchers in the field of A.I. right now, for example, they literally refer to this as their Oppenheimer moment,” Nolan said. “They’re looking to his story to say ‘Okay, what are the responsibilities for scientists developing new technologies that may have unintended consequences?’ ”
Theactors' strike against Hollywood’s producers was announced in July.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s national executive director and chief negotiator, said at the time: “This ‘groundbreaking’ A.I. proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able touse it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation.”
The AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), meanwhile, said, according toReuters: “[Studios] said the current proposal would restrict the use of the digital replica to the motion picture for which the background actor is employed. Any other use would require that actor’s consent and bargaining for the use, subject to a minimum payment.”
source: people.com
