Steven Spielberg says he is ‘by no means used AI’ in any of his movies

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg spoke out towards using AI expertise when utilized in artistic endeavors in an interview on the SXSW convention in Austin on Friday. Requested how he seen AI’s utility as a part of the filmmaking course of, Spielberg mentioned, “I’ve by no means used AI on any of my movies but,” to which the viewers erupted with cheers and applause.

The director/producer/screenwriter, who grew to become a family title for blockbusters like “Jaws,” “E.T.,” “Shut Encounters of the Third Variety,” “Raiders of the Misplaced Ark,” and lots of others, shouldn’t be anti-technology, essentially. His personal movies have imagined worlds full of expertise, for each good and unhealthy, like “Minority Report,” “Prepared Participant One,” and, in fact, “A.I. Synthetic Intelligence,” to call a number of.

At SXSW 2026, Spielberg mentioned he didn’t wish to go on a rant about AI, noting that he was for the expertise “in lots of disciplines,” however in his writers’ rooms, even in TV, “there’s not an empty chair with a laptop computer in entrance of it.” Which means, he’s not outsourcing creativity to the machine.

“I’m not for AI if it replaces a artistic particular person,” he mentioned.

After all, somebody like Spielberg could not want an AI help. AI startups are pitching themselves to resource-constrained indie filmmakers. Elsewhere, huge names in streaming are additionally wanting to make use of AI. Amazon this 12 months mentioned it’s testing instruments for AI in movie and TV manufacturing, and Netflix earlier this month acquired Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking firm for a reported $600 million.