As artificial intelligence continues to pose a threat to Hollywood, Claire Foy is the latest industry figure drawing a line in the sand.
The H Is for Hawk star was recently profiled by The Times U.K. for her role in the movie, adapted from Helen MacDonald’s 2014 memoir about her coping with the sudden death of her father by adopting and caring for a goshawk. When the interviewer mentioned the film might one day in the near future be shot with an AI-generated hawk, Foy replied, “It would be shit.”
She continued, speaking to the dwindling number of acting opportunities for young talent: “I just find it very sad. I have no interest in watching or reading anything by AI.”
As for whether the Women Talking actress harbors fears of becoming “obsolete,” the two-time Emmy winner responded that it’s up to audiences and newcomers to decide what the entertainment world will look like moving forward.
“Well, only if there is an appetite for people to watch that stuff, if the younger generation say[s] this is just the world we live in. But I don’t get it. And I’ll be very disappointed in my fellow humans if that happens — if they want to watch glorified animation,” she concluded.
With conversations surrounding AI continuing apace, a number of high-profile creators — Guillermo del Toro, Celine Song and Denis Villeneuve among them — have condemned the usage of generative AI in the filmmaking process. Meanwhile, some, like James Cameron, have acknowledged how the tech can make technical aspects like VFX “cheaper.” Recently, Leonardo DiCaprio noted the technology couldn’t replace human-made art, even if it could be used as an “enhancement tool.”