Guillermo del Toro's Stance on Generative AI
Guillermo del Toro, a 3-time Oscar winner, has expressed his strong opposition to using generative AI in filmmaking.
I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested... I'd rather die.
Del Toro compared the technology to the "arrogance" of Oscar Isaac's character in his Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
- Del Toro is 61 and hopes to remain uninterested in using AI until his death.
- He responded to an email about his stance on AI by saying "I'd rather die".
Author's summary: Del Toro refuses to use AI in filmmaking.