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James Cameron says "confronting" generative AI is the most important issue in movies right now: "There are some very dangerous things ahead of us" | The filmmaker describes Hollywood's current situation with AI as "the Wild West"


The filmmaker describes Hollywood's current situation with AI as "the Wild West"

Avatar director James Cameron thinks "we haven't learned how to control" generative AI in movies yet, as he describes Hollywood's current situation as "the Wild West". Ahead of the release of the highly anticipated threequel Avatar: Fire and Ash, the legendary director has offered his thoughts on the use of AI and the dangers of replacing human artists. "I can't think of anything coming up that is bigger and more important to us right now than confronting this generative AI issue," he told Screendaily from New Zealand, where he is wrapping post-production on the upcoming Avatar movie.

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