‘We’re expanding the cinematic toolbox’: AI fault lines on show at Cannes

At the Cannes Film Festival, director Darren Aronofsky defended the use of generative AI (software that creates new content like images or text from patterns in training data) in filmmaking through his studio Primordial Soup, while facing criticism from peers like Guillermo del Toro who oppose the technology. The article highlights that AI has become a deeply divisive issue within the film industry, with significant disagreement over whether filmmakers should adopt these tools.