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Expert Aleksi Hyvärinen Talks at Amman About How AI Is Rewriting Indie Filmmaking
Finnish producer Aleksi Hyvärinen leads an Amman workshop, guiding indie filmmakers through the creative, ethical, and practical implications of AI.
Hyvärinen, who has produced films like “The Twin,” “Lake Bodom,” and Netflix’s “Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive,” has hosted similar AI sessions across Europe, including in Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, the Netherlands, and, now, Jordan. One moment that struck her: how casually participants began referring to AI as “he.” “It made me reflect on how this technology might evolve, and how our kids may see it entirely differently. “Before the workshop, I thought I completely rejected the idea of AI taking the place of my mind or my creativity,” said Mohammed AlQaq, Palestinian-Jordanian artist, performer, and filmmaker.
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