James Cameron has the perfect advice for any filmmaker who wants to use AI

James Cameron discusses storytelling over technology in Avatar: Fire and Ash, and gives his advice for young filmmakers considering AI in their work.

"I really have to make those movies."

Speaking on The Town with Matthew Belloni podcast, Cameron admitted he was feeling nervous about Avatar: Fire and Ash’s box office performance, and was mindful of the “forces” working against theatrical releases in 2025.

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“Now, go to the other end of the spectrum, and you’ve got generative AI, where they can make up a character,” the director says. “They can make up an actor. They can make up a performance from scratch with a text prompt. It’s like, no. That’s horrifying to me. That’s the opposite. That’s exactly what we’re not doing.”

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