Overview
- Moore, speaking Tuesday as a Cannes jury member, said the industry should stop trying to block AI and learn to use it.
- She said current safeguards are probably insufficient and argued that AI cannot replace the human spirit that drives art.
- Cannes prohibits generative AI in its competition lineup, turning the technology into a central topic at this year’s event.
- The wider industry is already testing AI tools, from an AI recreation of Val Kilmer to Netflix buying Ben Affleck’s filmmaker tech startup, as the Academy’s 2027 rules require human authorship and human‑performed roles.
- Reaction has been mixed, with online critics challenging Moore’s view and juror Paul Laverty urging scrutiny of tech billionaires’ power over culture.