“Shazam!” star Zachary Levi feels a Biblical disaster is looming thanks to artificial intelligence.
Speaking on the podcast “The George Janko Show,” Levi likened AI to the Great Flood in Genesis, saying, “I don’t think the flood is water. I honestly think the flood is AI.”
He continued, “We can talk all day long and philosophize about how to treat people, how to save an industry that doesn’t produce great content, etc. Let’s be honest, guys. I love you.” Good luck finding a job a few years from now. The studio will have the technology… it’s basically already here. ”
Levi went on to give an example of how audiences can generate their own movies thanks to AI technology.
Zachary Levi compared the future of AI to the Biblical Flood. (Viktor Simanovic/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images)
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“Imagine if every studio not only owns this technology, but they come to you and say, ‘If you pay an extra $10 as part of your HBO Max subscription, There’s the Creator Sandbox, where you can create your own Warner films. You can input any Brothers asset, for example Shazam, Batman, Neo from The Matrix, etc. And you want them to go on a treasure hunt on Mars. Steven Spielberg that We want it to feel like a movie. And it’s going to make that movie, and it’s going to be so amazing that it’s indistinguishable from anything made by humans, and it’s going to be fully animated, but it’s not going to be us. is what we are trying to reach. ”
The “Rapunzel” star noted that she is working on building her own studio to stay ahead of the curve, saying, “Right now, the studio that I’m building is a place where God said to Noah, ‘You are “I feel it’s very similar to the Ark where it was said, ‘You must do this.'” Build this because the flood is coming. ”
When asked by host George Janko why he would want to continue working in the entertainment industry if AI poses such a threat, Levi focused on the power of the human element.
“There should always be, and hopefully always will be, a niche in the entertainment industry that says, “I still want to support people making art. It’s art made by humans.”
Levi predicted that AI tools will soon be available that will allow people to create their own movies with a few prompts. (Photo by Fraser Harrison/Getty Images)
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He acknowledged that as AI advances, it will become harder to sell.
“No matter how good AI-derived art gets, it’s going to be very, very, very, very good, and they’re going to be cheap. Most people think “Yeah, but I never want a computer-generated movie.” Of course, if we were very altruistic, a human-made movie would still cost $20, but 2 For a dollar, you can make a movie where your face and your voice can be scanned, and you can be Superman, or better yet, your child can be Superman, too, and now for $2 you can make a movie that lets you scan your face and your voice. You can shut them up for a few hours and watch them become Superman in a movie, and you’re definitely going to pay for that movie.”
“I don’t think the flood is water. I honestly think the flood is AI.”
The “Chuck” star also noted that he faces new competition from past actors who have released their portraits with the consent of their families. He described a hypothetical situation in which Gene Kelly’s descendants might sell the star’s image rights. “Then all of a sudden I’m watching another Gene Kelly movie. How crazy! And again, I don’t want to endorse that, but are you kidding me?!…It’s like a new movie. I’d like to see a sequel to Singing in the Rain, please give me money! ”
Levi’s example is not far off. There have already been attempts to make a movie using an AI-powered James Dean, but none have been completed and released to date.
Levi said that thanks to AI, actors will soon have serious competition with long-dead celebrities. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
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Of course, entertainment isn’t the only industry affected by AI, and Levi urged people to remain vigilant.
“I don’t want to be an apocalypse, but I can’t stress this enough. Please…wake up to AI. Wake up to AI. You can say, ‘Oh, that’s interesting.’ “It’s not a fad or anything like that. It’s going to replace so many jobs, and it’s going to happen a lot faster than you think.”
“There’s bound to be a niche, or at least a niche, in the entertainment industry that still wants to support people who create art, and I hope that’s the case.”
The 44-year-old went on to say, “As far as technology and progress is concerned, in the greater scheme of things, I’m a strong believer that you can’t stop it, you can only guide it. So what we can do is create embankments, dams, waterways, etc. All we have to do is build them and direct the floods in the best way possible. There will still be casualties and disasters, and unfortunately many people will be hurt in the process. But ultimately, I think we’re legally moving into a whole new world.”
“Shazam! Star believes that AI will take away many jobs, but hopes that if possible, it will allow humans to focus on “creation and discovery.” (Gilbert Flores/Variety, via Getty Images)
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“Ultimately, this is part of why I want to build, why I feel like we need to build a campus, why I feel like we need to build multiple campuses if we can do more than one, is that what we really want as human beings. There are two areas that any meaningful profession should focus on going forward: creation and discovery. ”
Those who added AI will continue to be tools used for creation and discovery, but they are two things that “stimulate the human heart, mind, and soul, and that we really want to transform many of the places where people work.” As long as I have it, I think,’ because work is not just about earning money. How many people die just a few years after retiring? Because they have nothing to do. Already sedentary, now extremely sedentary, now aimless and dying. ”
Levi believes that AI will be a tool that helps humans continue to create and discover, giving them purpose. (Jason Mendes/Getty Images)
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“I think that’s important. As we move into this new world, we have to have a purpose. But I don’t know if that’s the case for other people in all other industries. I don’t know what it’s going to be like. And I don’t know either.” I can only guess what will happen in the entertainment world, and my guess is that not just the studios, but the public. will also be accessible, by the way, through the studio’s various catalogs. We just make our own movies, but TV is a show, a video game. ”
