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‘Heretic’ Directors Used End Credits to Warn Hollywood About AI: ‘Let’s Bury It Underground With Nuclear Warheads, Cause It Might Kill Us All’


In the end credits of 'Heretic,' directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods distance themselves from generative AI. They explain why to Variety.

While “Heretic” — which tells the story of two Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who get trapped in the house of a mysterious man (Hugh Grant) — has limited visual effects, Woods says they felt compelled to send audiences home with this discussion point. “It’s important for people to start talking about the need for human intersection in art, business and every facet of this life, because we’re on the precipice of every job on planet Earth being replaced overnight. Furthermore, a recent Goldman Sachs study, via the , estimates generative AI could eventually take over 300 million full-time jobs, and Woods isn’t mincing words about its impact.

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