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Nicolas Cage Begs Filmmakers Not to Use AI

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Nicolas Cage has begged other actors not to let AI “manipulate” their performances.

At the Saturn Awards held in Universal City, California on Sunday, the star of Face/Off stepped onto the stage to receive the Best Actor in a film award for his performance in Dream Scenario. After expressing gratitude towards his director, Kristoffer Borgli, Cage cautioned fellow actors against allowing anyone to manipulate their artistic work using artificial intelligence.

He expressed gratitude to the audience, saying: “I appreciate your acknowledgement of ‘Dream Scenario’. It’s actually one of my most cherished films I’ve produced… I must extend my thanks to Kristoffer Borgli for his direction, scriptwriting, editing, and for envisioning this unsettling yet hilarious world that he dreamed.

However, another realm is causing me unease as well, and it’s currently present among us all: the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence.

Cage further stated, “I strongly advocate against allowing robots to take over our emotional expression. Robots can’t embody the human experience for us… That path leads nowhere if an artist allows a single AI robot to influence their performance, no matter how little. If we don’t guard against it, what starts as a small compromise will eventually lead to a complete replacement of artistic authenticity, sincerity, and truth with mere financial gain.

In my perspective, the primary function of all art, including acting in films, is to reflect both the external and internal narratives of the human experience by means of a deeply thoughtful and emotional recreation process… Something a robot simply cannot accomplish. If we allow robots to perform this task, it would lose its essence, becoming dull and sentimental. Consequently, there would no longer be a truly human response to life as we understand it. Instead, we’d be left with an interpretation of life from a robotic perspective.

“I say, protect yourselves from AI interfering with your authentic and honest expressions.”

In the course of his talk, Cage honored the memory of filmmaker David Lynch, who passed away recently at the age of 78.

He mentioned: “This room’s energy is unlike any other at an award ceremony, and it makes me think of working with one of my most valued partners, David Lynch.

As a youthful, earnest film enthusiast embarking on the set of “Wild at Heart,” I posed a question to David Lynch: ‘May I infuse some fun into this movie?’

“He said, ‘Buddy not only is it okay, it’s necessary.’”

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