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Cate Blanchett Fears AI Will Be “Incredibly Destructive” To Entertainment Industry: “Deeply Concerned”


With artificial intelligence on the rise, Cate Blanchett fears it poses a threat beyond just Hollywood.

The 2x Oscar winner recently admitted she’s “deeply concerned” about the impact AI will have on the entertainment industry, as well as the rest of the world, with the potential to “totally replace anyone.” “It’s a very public-facing industry we’re in, and I think the discussions around AI were not mainstreamed until the writers’ strike, really brought into the public discourse,” she told BBC. Blanchett said much of the technology is “absolutely pointless,” comparing the reality to her new horror comedy Rumours, about world leaders getting lost in the woods during the G7 summit and getting terrorized by zombies.

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