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Guillermo del Toro on using generative AI for filmmaking: “I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested.”
In an interview with NPR about his Frankenstein film arriving on Netflix next month, del Toro drew a hard line, saying he’d “rather die” than use AI, and compared today’s “tech bros” to Victor Frankenstein (the inventor, not the monster):
TL;DR
- Guillermo del Toro refuses to use AI in filmmaking.
- He compares tech pioneers to Victor Frankenstein.
- Del Toro criticizes the arrogance and lack of consequence consideration in tech creation.
- He advocates for a pause to consider the direction of technological advancement.