Indie Film's 'Very Brief' Use of AI Sparks Backlash, Calls for Boycott

For A movie that takes careful care has recreate THE atmosphere And aesthetic of 1970s television, THE fire storm engulfing THE newly released independent horror movie "Late Night with THE Devil" East A thoroughly modern A. Co-written And directed by brothers Cameron And Colin Cairnes, THE movies representation of A talk to show registration disappeared supernaturally fake had won rave Comments After screening during last years SXSW festival. But Since It is wider beginning This month, a lot the viewers And reviews to have concentrate less on THE movies practical effects And scary narrative that It is to use of artificial intelligence-generated pictures during key moments of THE history.

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THE Cairnes confirmed they had "experimented with AI For three always pictures" In A statement has Variety last week. THE Pictures were "edited further And Ultimately appear as very Short interstitials In THE movie," they said, while renting "Late Night with THE Devils" "amazing chart And production design team." THE to use of AI art has always has been enough has sour public. Letter box user "base gadget" complained they "can't appreciate THE amazing performances And clever END" awareness that THE movie content AI art, Variety said, credit THE goodbye For having "kickstarted" THE controversy.

Moreover, THE incident has open A wider debate on AI In movie theater. "Late Night with THE Devil" was filmed Before last years actors And writers strikes help to focus attention on It is to use In movie theater And television. Even SO, he has become A Flash point as studios — And THE world has big — work has navigate This controversial ground.

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'A major threat has artists everywhere'

THE to use And abuse of AI East A "charge subject in a lot Industries, especially has This moment In Hollywood" THE Every day Beast said. There In particular, "union contracts to have fought For protections against AI-assisted Or -generated work" although has date those to have concentrate on acting And in writing, And don't do it "blanket THE to use of he In art And drawing." HAS that END, "Late Night with THE Devil" can be THE "First of all functionality movie castigated For AI art," CBR said, add that similar controversies to have Already occurred In THE comic book And playing map Industries.

While AI can be A "major threat has artists everywhere," he East especially SO In THE movie industry Or if It is applied "even on A basic level has cut costs And time, that means that jobs are be cut And less people are functioning,"