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‘Robots cannot reflect the human condition’: Nicolas Cage speaks out against AI

Star issues warning about use of artificial intelligence in films while collecting best actor prize for Dream Scenario at the Saturn awards

In remarks reported by Variety, Cage used an acceptance speech on 2 February at the Saturn awards (given to science fiction, fantasy and horror films) to denounce what he called “the new AI world”. That is a dead end if an actor lets one AI robot manipulate his or her performance even a little bit, an inch will eventually become a mile and all integrity, purity and truth of art will be replaced by financial interests only. Reflecting on the fact that his body had been digitally scanned for his role in the Spider-Noir TV series, Cage said: “It makes me wonder, you know, where will the truth of the artists end up?

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