{"id":165957,"date":"2025-12-03T11:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165957\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:49:09","slug":"james-cameron-opens-up-about-ai-usage-in-avatar-fire-and-ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165957\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron Opens Up About AI Usage In Avatar: Fire and Ash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because of his foresight in the Terminator movies, James Cameron keeps getting dragged into AI talk<\/a>. And of course the man who built Skynet on screen long before tech bros tried it in real life has a lot to say on the subject. While promoting Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/a>, ComicBook<\/a> asked him about artificial intelligence, and he didn\u2019t sugarcoat a thing. He has a lot of big opinions.<\/p>\n

For starters, he made it clear that the new film didn\u2019t touch generative AI. Not a single frame. And he seemed almost proud of that. Cameron said, \u201cI just wanted to point out we don\u2019t use it on the Avatar films. We honor and celebrate actors. We don\u2019t replace actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

But before anyone crowns him the patron saint of traditional filmmaking techniques, Cameron did make it very clear that he\u2019s not against AI as a creative tool. For now, he just draws a line between what he calls \u201cBig AI\u201d and generative software that helps artists.<\/p>\n

The Terminator director described the large-scale risk in quintessential Cameron fashion. \u201cThey call it the \u2018Skynet Problem,\u2019 and it\u2019s being discussed. But obviously, what they\u2019re talking about is alignment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AvatarImage Credit: 20th Century Studios<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to be trained, they have to be taught, they have to be constrained in a way that they only work toward human good. The problem is, who makes that decision? Who decides what\u2019s good for us? We can\u2019t agree amongst ourselves on a damn thing,\u201d Cameron said as a warning.<\/p>\n

To him, the real obstacle isn\u2019t the tech<\/a>. It\u2019s us. People on social media can\u2019t even get through a day without losing their minds about something trivial. Forget reaching global consensus on AI ethics; we can\u2019t even settle on who should be DC\u2019s Superman without rage.<\/p>\n

And misinformation only makes the whole thing messier. Cameron said, \u201cWe\u2019re probably almost in a consensus-free world right now. And then you start adding disinformation and intentional misinformation. On top of that, it\u2019s like, we\u2019re not going to figure this out in time. And they\u2019re racing straight at it with billions and billions being thrown at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, he doesn\u2019t sound like a man doomscrolling in a bunker. He believes Hollywood will handle generative tools responsibly. He trusts artists to protect their craft. He just wants the species to survive long enough to keep making movies.<\/p>\n

Avatar: Fire and Ash arrives in theaters on December 19, completely AI-free. It\u2019s good to know that it uses good ol\u2019 CGI.<\/p>\n

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