Jodie Foster criticizes film "F1" with Brad Pitt and says she suspects the use of AI

Actress Jodie Foster, 63, spoke in an interview on "Who Owns the Future of Hollywood", about how Hollywood productions have undergone significant changes in recent decades. When criticizing the excessive use of new technologies in films, she cited "F1: The Movie", starring Brad Pitt, as one of those that appear to have been made by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The statements were made at the Aspen Festival of Ideas event about the future of cinema in Hollywood, which was attended by the former CEO of Sony Pictures, Michael Lynton. Variety magazine followed the panel in which the businessman interviewed Foster about his opinions on the topic.

"I don't say that in a derogatory way - how could I? That movie ended up grossing millions of dollars. But I look at a movie like 'F1' and think: 'F1' was made by AI," the actress pointed out. "I mean, the structure was exactly what you learn in school. The actors say the lines exactly the way they would be written if a computer were writing whatever was most appropriate for that moment."

The film, which creates a fictional plot set in the world of Formula 1 and features elements of the sport, "F1" grossed US$634 million worldwide and was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Film, winning in the Best Sound category.

In "F1", Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), Formula 1's most promising phenomenon of the 1990s, suffered a major failure. Thirty years later, he lives off his work as a nomadic driver for hire, until he is contacted by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a Formula 1 team in difficulty and on the verge of collapse.

Several panels at the annual festival addressed the emergence of AI and its impact on society, and Lynton asked Foster what she believed the effects of this technology would be: "AI is another big step towards transforming the industry," she said, after detailing the changes that computer graphics (CGI) and digital technology have brought to the film industry.

"We've already replaced people," Foster replied, explaining how studios save money on crowd scenes by replicating extras. "We're eliminating a lot of jobs and, hopefully, entities like unions will be able to step in and say, 'You can use my actor 20 times, but you're going to pay him 20 times.' And I think that's fair," defended the actress.

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Source: CNN