As the debate and tension over AI in filmmaking rages on, Paul Schrader, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, has weighed in with his controversial take on the matter. The AI boom of the last few years has affected and shook almost every industry. But, the creative arts could be one of the worst hit, as major studios are looking to embrace the technology as a faster, cheaper way of producing movies without the need for human minds. As a result, most actors, directors, and writers are adamantly against the technology, with AI being a major talking point of 2023’s joint WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. But, Schrader’s viewpoint differs from most.
The director behind the acclaimed ‘First Reformed’ has made some surprising claims about the use of artificial intelligence in script writing. Read More