Danny Boyle Confirms Use Of AI In New Movie 'Ink'
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Key Points:
- Danny Boyle confirmed the use of around 30 seconds of generative AI in his new film Ink, specifically to animate old photographs and create scenes with mice in The Sun newsroom.
- The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and also screened at Telluride, includes AI-reanimated images of historical figures like the Kray brothers and Margaret Thatcher.
- Boyle expressed that AI is a useful tool in filmmaking if used respectfully and with proper compensation for actors, emphasizing that younger generations' views on AI are more important than his own.
- He also voiced concerns about AI's potential to replace journalism, questioning whether AI-generated reporters could maintain journalistic integrity and speak truth to power.
- Ink, starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce, and Claire Foy, chronicles the rise of The Sun newspaper in the 1970s and is set for a December cinema release and January Netflix debut, receiving positive reviews and an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
