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Guillermo Del Toro says ‘absolutely no goddamn AI’ was used in the Pan’s Labyrinth remaster.

During a Comic-Con panel about the film’s return to theaters, the director reiterated his hatred of all things AI, telling the crowd:

Guillermo Del Toro says ‘absolutely no goddamn AI’ was used in the Pan’s Labyrinth remaster.

TL;DR

  • The director expressed his hatred of AI.
  • He believes AI threatens the beauty and redeeming power of art.
  • Cutting a generation from learning their craft severs their connection to the history of the medium.
  • Art requires time, hand-crafted elements, and human decisions of depth.