‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Says Using AI ‘Defeats the Purpose’ of Filmmaking: ‘I Get No Enjoyment From Using Those Tools’

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“Backrooms” director Kane Parsons recently sounded off on AI in filmmaking during a recent interview with The Australian. The 20-year-old filmmaker said that he was “in the same boat as most well-adjusted people,” and does not want to see the technology take over Hollywood.

“If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would,” Parsons said. “Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”

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