Guillermo del Toro on AI: “It can do semi-compelling screensavers and that’s that”
nme.comGuillermo del Toro has had his say on the use of AI in art, claiming it can do “semi-compelling screensavers” and “that’s essentially that”.The Pan’s Labyrinth director was speaking in conversation with BFI when he addressed the controversial topic, making his sentiments clear on its inability to recreate genuine human expression.“AI has demonstrated that it can do semi-compelling screensavers and that’s essentially that,” he said, to some audible laughter from the audience.Guillermo Del Toro on AI, emotion and the value of art.Watch the full In Conversation on our YouTube channel.@RealGDT pic.twitter.com/XxO05Fpea7— BFI (@BFI) September 17, 2024“The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires, it’s how much would you risk to be in its presence.
How much would people pay for those screensavers? Are they going to make them cry because they lost a son? A mother? Because they misspent their youth?
Fuck no!”The use of AI in art continues to be a hot topic, with Nick Cave recently describing it as “unbelievably disturbing”, and arguing it will have a “humiliating effect” on the creative industries.Tears For Fears, meanwhile, have this week addressed why they chose to use AI in the design of their new album cover ‘Songs For A Nervous Planet’, saying it was “just one of the many tools used in the creative process”.Peter Hook recently claimed that every song that had been written with the help of AI has been “shit”, while Daniel Bedingfield has proclaimed AI to be the future of music, questioning the “neo-luddites” who are trying to resist it.Del Toro, meanwhile, claimed he was disturbed by “angry and territorial” ghosts in an Aberdeen hotel room last month.
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