As artificial intelligence rises, Cate Blanchett worries it poses a threat beyond Hollywood.
The two-time Oscar winner recently admitted that she is “deeply concerned” about AI’s potential to “completely replace someone” and its impact not only on the entertainment industry but on the world.
“The industry we’re in is a very public one, and I don’t think the conversation around AI really entered the mainstream until the writers’ strike really came into the public arena,” she said. told the BBC. “So I think that’s a very real thing.”
Regarding AI, Blanchett added: “I look at these things and think, ‘I don’t really know what it’s doing to anyone.'” In some cases, it’s just an experiment in itself, and if you look at it one-dimensionally, that’s also creativity. is. But it’s also incredibly destructive, which of course is the flip side of creativity. ”
The Borderlands actress said AI could “completely replace anyone” on screen, but her concerns about the technology go beyond its impact on Hollywood.
“I’m more worried about my job prospects than I am about the impact it will have on the average person, the superannuation recipient, the person already working three jobs trying to get above the poverty line. ”’ Blanchett explained. “That’s my concern. I’m concerned about us as a species, but it’s a bigger issue.”
Blanchett said much of the technology was “absolutely pointless” and reflected on reality in her new horror film, in which world leaders get lost in the woods and are terrorized by zombies during a G7 summit. He likened it to the comedy “Rumours.”
“If you look at these Tesla robots, I think our film looks like a kind of nice little documentary compared to what’s going on in the world,” Blanchett said.
