“Shazam!” Star Zachary Levi senses a looming writing disaster, thanks artificial intelligence.
on “The George Yanko Show” In the podcast, Levy compared AI to the great flood from Genesis, saying, “I don't think the flood was water. Honestly, I think the flood is AI.”
He continued, “We could talk all day and think philosophically about how the industry can save itself from the way it treats people, or it doesn't make great content or whatever. You guys, honestly love, T-minus two years from now, good luck.” In finding any job, because the studios will have the technology…it already exists.”
Levy went on to provide an example of how audiences can produce their own films thanks to artificial intelligence technology.
Zachary Levi compared the future of artificial intelligence to the great flood mentioned in the Bible. (Victor Zimanovich/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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“Imagine if you will, not only will every studio have this technology, but they will go to you and say, ‘Hey, as part of your HBO Max subscription, you can pay ten dollars more, and you can use the service.’” Creator Sandbox And there, you can create your own movies and you can Writing anything from Warner Brothers originals, so it could be Shazam, Batman, Neo from “The Matrix,” and you can write all these characters and you want them to go on a treasure hunt on Mars, and I want it to feel like a Steven Spielberg movie, “Go.” And then this movie will be made, and it will look indistinguishable from what man has made, in fact it will look amazing and it will be completely animated, but it will look like real life. This is where we are about to be. “
“tangled” The star mentioned that he's working on his studio to stay ahead of the curve, saying, “Right now, the studio I'm trying to build is very similar to the ark that God said to Noah: 'You've got to go build this thing' because the flood is coming.”
When asked by host George Yanko why he would want to continue working in entertainment if artificial intelligence poses such a threat, Levy emphasized the power of the human element.
“There should always be, hopefully there always will be, a niche, at least a niche part of the entertainment industry where people say, ‘I still want to support human beings making art. Art is man-made.”
Levy predicted that artificial intelligence tools will soon be available, allowing people to create their own movies with just a few prompts. (Photo by Fraser Harrison/Getty Images)
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He acknowledged that selling will become more difficult as artificial intelligence advances.
'No matter how good AI-derived art is, it will become very, very good, and it will be cheap. Most people think, 'Yes, but I would never want a computer-generated movie.' If we're being very altruistic, obviously, but if a man-made movie still costs you twenty dollars, but for two dollars, you can make a movie where, by the way, you can erase your face and your voice and you'll become Superman, or better yet your child will become Superman, and now “You can silence them for the next two hours for $2 and watch themselves as Superman in the movie. You'll definitely pay for this movie.”
“I don't think the flood is water. Honestly, I think the flood is artificial intelligence.”
The “Chuck” star also noted that he faces new competition from actors from the past whose photos may be signed by their families. He explained a hypothetical situation where Gene Kelly's descendants could sell the rights to the star's likeness. “Then suddenly we'll be able to watch Gene Kelly movies again. How crazy! And again, I don't want to support this, but are you kidding me?! . . . like a new movie.” Singing on Rain Part 2, I want to watch that, take my money!”
Levy's example is not far off, as there have already been attempts to make a film with james dean resurrected with artificial intelligence, Although none of them have been completed and released yet.
Levy said that actors will soon enter into serious competition with long-dead celebrities thanks to artificial intelligence. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
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Entertainment, of course, is not the only industry that will see the impact of AI Levy urged people to remain alert.
“I don't want to be a pessimist, but I can't stress this enough, please… pay attention to AI. Please pay attention to it. It's not, 'Oh, this is fun,' or a passing fad or anything. “It's going to replace a lot of jobs, and it's going to happen a lot faster than you think it's going to happen.”
“There should always be, and hopefully there always will be, a niche, at least a niche part of the entertainment industry where people say: 'I still want to support human beings making art.'
The 44-year-old continued, saying: “In the grand, grand scheme of everything, in terms of technology and progress, I am a firm believer that you cannot stop it, you can only hope to direct it. So, we will not be able to stem this flood, we can only build Dams and dikes and canals and things to try to make sure that we channel it in the best way possible. A lot of people get hurt in the process, unfortunately, but I think ultimately we're moving into what will be a whole new world, legitimately.
“Shazam!” Starr believes AI will replace a lot of jobs, but will hopefully open up space for humans to focus on “creativity and discovery.” (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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“Ultimately, and this is part of why I want to build, and why I feel like I need to build a campus, or a campus collectively if I can do more than that, because I think that really, as human beings, what we want to do is what we should focus on.” There are two areas of the profession that no longer mean anything, namely the transition to the future, namely creativity and discovery.
He added AI will remain a tool It's used in creation and discovery, but it's those two things that 'stimulate the human heart, mind and spirit, and I think as long as we really hold on to a lot of places for people to work, because work is not just a matter of making an income that's the goal. How many people retire, and die a few years after They retire, and why because they have nothing to do so sedentary, and now they have no purpose, and they die.”
Levy believes that AI will be a tool to help humans continue to create and discover, and allow people to maintain purpose. (Jason Mendez/Getty Images)
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“I think it's important to have purpose as we move into this new world, but I don't know. I don't know what it's going to be like for everyone else in every other industry. And I don't know for sure what's going to happen in entertainment. I can guess, and my guess is, in… “Very soon, people, not just studios, but regular human beings through different studio catalogs, will have access, by the way, to not just make their own movies but TV shows and video games.”
