AI & movies

The impact of AI on the scope and prospects of creative filmmaking were discussed in a different session. The panelists, who included screenwriter Atika Chohan, director Bhaskar Hazarika, and author Julian Friedmann, covered a wide range of topics, from how it affects screenwriting to how it might be helpful.

According to Julian Friedmann, AI is extensively employed. “Screenplay is already utilizing it.” He thinks AI may be used to provide basic responses, but it isn’t creative, drawing a comparison to the dread of the internet that humanity has managed to endure. “I worry about learning how to utilize and stay current with technology.

Sure, AI will enable the creation of trashy films, but most of them will wind up on YouTube. He claims that the greater concern is how much energy AI uses. As we reach a point where we cannot escape it, Bhaskar emphasizes the need to know how to utilize it. “I never imagined it would take the place of a vocation involving emotions, like that of a writer, poet, or painter. However, AI has resulted in employment losses for others. How am I able to take advantage of it when I am unable to fight it? To be honest, AI works as my assistant writer and completes tasks that take a human three weeks to complete in three days.

Atika concentrated on the need for rules and legislation to oversee the use of AI, particularly in artistic domains. “People are definitely using it, and there are no regulations.” We are examining the Indian economy in a distinct light. Opportunities, compensation, and the fundamental contract structure are all absent from this situation. When anything like that happens, we really need ethics and censorship if AI is involved. Speaking about it is preferable to ignoring it.