Tim Burton is known for his spooky movies like “Beetlejuice,” “Sleepy Hollow,” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” but what makes him so scary?
According to the filmmakers, artificial intelligence.
At a preview of the “Tim Burton World” exhibition at London’s Design Museum this week, the acclaimed gothic horror and fantasy director said he’s not a fan of the technology.
“It wasn’t an intellectual thought, it was just an internal, instinctive feeling,” he said, according to the Associated Press. “I looked at them and thought, ‘Some of these are pretty good.’ … (But) it gave me a weird kind of horrible feeling in my heart.”
Director Tim Burton said artificial intelligence gives him “a weird kind of scary feeling in your mind.” (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
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Burton added that he believes AI is unstoppable because “once people can do it, people will do it.”
The “Edward Scissorhands” director also recently told the BBC that AI is “completely incomprehensible” and discussed the situation in which it was used to transform Disney characters into his signature Gothic style last year. Mentioned.
“I looked at those things and thought, ‘Some of these are pretty good.’ … (But) it gave me a weird kind of scary feeling in my heart.”
“You don’t really understand it until it actually happens to you. But it was very disturbing. It was intellectually and emotionally disturbing. I felt like my soul had been taken away. ” said Hellman, 66.
He continued, “It’s just like other cultures say, ‘Oh, don’t take my picture, you’re taking my soul.’ That’s the reality. It’s dehumanizing. That’s all I can say.” I can understand why other cultures feel like their souls are being sucked out. ”
Last year, Burton was furious that AI was being used to imitate his style, saying he was “very uncomfortable” with it. (George Pimentel/Wire Image)
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The director also admitted that he is generally not a fan of technology.
“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a bit of a technophobe,” he told the BBC.
“I looked on the internet and saw that I was pretty depressed,” he continued. “It was scary because I started falling into a dark hole. So I try to avoid it because it doesn’t feel good.”
Burton is not alone in his wariness about AI.
Burton admitted that he is “a little bit technophobic.” (Stefan Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Beetlejuice star Justin Theroux told Fox News Digital earlier this year that he doesn’t think AI can replicate the genius of a genius director like Burton.
“If you watch this movie, I think you’ll understand that there will never be a Tim Burton movie made by AI,” Theroux explained. “His vision is very unique.”
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However, Theroux believes that AI will be incorporated into film production in the future.
“I think in the future we’ll see AI movies, or perhaps movies written to some extent by AI,” he added.
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“But at this point, if you have a real movie, I think it’s very difficult to recreate what comes out of that guy’s head, just by comparing it to a Tim Burton movie.”
Other stars who have spoken out recently include Nicolas Cage, who warned actors that AI is “trying to take away your instruments.”
“This technology is trying to take away your instrument. We’re instruments like movie actors. We’re not hiding behind guitars and drums,” Cage said at the 25th New York Times last month. Speaking at the Port Beach Film Festival.
Nicolas Cage warned actors at a recent film festival that the artificial intelligence used in studios was “trying to take away your tools.” (Jesse Grant/Variety, via Getty Images)
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He continued: “Studios want to be able to change your face after filming. They can change your face, they can change your voice, they can change the way you deliver your lines. They can change your body language. They can change your performance.
