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Filmmakers Warn Against AI's Threat to Creative Storytelling

11/2/2025

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Guillermo Del Toro, filmmaker, voices concern about the rise of generative AI in the film industry, saying he would rather die than use AI.
He critiques the arrogance of tech innovators and compares them to Victor Frankenstein.
Richard Linklater, filmmaker, argues that storytelling requires human intuition and creativity, and that AI cannot replicate the depth of human narratives.

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Story summary

Guillermo Del Toro, filmmaker, voices concern about the rise of generative AI in the film industry, saying he would rather die than use AI.
He critiques the arrogance of tech innovators and compares them to Victor Frankenstein.
Richard Linklater, filmmaker, argues that storytelling requires human intuition and creativity, and that AI cannot replicate the depth of human narratives.