. The innovations that made these movies possible have also made him a beloved, acclaimed, and very wealthy artist. But his latest technological jump has rubbed many fans the wrong way: Cameron this week officially joined the board of the, announced that legendary filmmaker, technology innovator, and visual effects pioneer, James Cameron, has joined the Stability AI Board of Directors.
Cinephiles were quick to register their disappointment at the legendary director’s latest foray into futurism. “James Cameron is one of the most powerful filmmakers on earth,”a popular YouTube video essayist on X , explaining that the director “supporting AI is incredibly depressing for the future of cinema because studios actually do listen and follow him.
The James Cameron news is such a bummer for a lot of reasons but I keep thinking about how he cut his teeth making models & other practical effects for Roger Corman & how that kind of human ingenuity is the exact stuff these AI guys completely devalue & want to replace with slopThe application of AI in cinema has been a contentious issue in Hollywood, to say the least, and Cameron appears to be siding with executives over the creatives.