www.forbes.com: The Brutalist director Brady Corbet is addressing the backlash caused by the revelation that AI was used in parts of the film's creation.
Corbet issued a statement following revelations by the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, in a Jan. 11 interview with tech publication Red Shark News.
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The thing with AI is that I believe it's a tool, just like anything else. And as far as I can tell from this article that is how AI was used in this movie. And honestly, I feel like this is a pretty good use of AI. It's not completely replacing any one in any major ways, it's simply enhancing the project in a way that with budget and time constraints could not be accomplished as effectively using other tools. I get the urge that a lot of people have where if they see that AI was used, no matter in what capacity, it is immediately written off as fake and terrible, but I do think there are situations where it can help. Just like CGI its going to change how certain things are done, but if used responsibly to enhance certain aspects of production I really dont think using AI tools to spruce up a movie should get it disqualified from award shows simply because of that AI.
First, I am less bothered by the use of AI in this application as the intention in both of its uses is to enhance the film in a meaningful way, with changing slight pronunciations allowing the filmmakers to be more authentic to the language itself as well as using them for digital renderings, not for the building that was drawn by actual artists. But, I was more intrigued by the notion discussed later in the article that having an actors performance enhanced by AI should disqualify them from being able to receive awards for this work. What is interesting to me is why in particular AI should disqualify them from their work in that there are plenty of techniques in hair and makeup, costumes, editing, and cinematography that greatly enhance the performance of characters within film to do things they are typically not capable of doing and thus allow them to be propelled to win awards. Yet, we do not look at these industry techniques as disqualifying actors from receiving praise, but instead as necessary components in the film production process. I wonder if such tweaks may soon be recognized as such, as simply techniques used to enhance the film as a whole.
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