James Cameron denounces generative AI that can "make up an actor" as "horrifying"

Summary

In a new CBS Sunday Morning interview, Avatar director James Cameron drew a sharp line between performance-capture techniques and generative AI, saying systems that can fabricate actors and performances from text prompts are "horrifying" and the opposite of what he does. TechCrunch and other outlets amplified his comments, underscoring growing tensions in Hollywood over AI’s role in replacing versus augmenting human performers.