Guillermo del Toro declares war on AI: using it erases generations of real artists
taherdhanera · x · 2026-08-19
Director Guillermo del Toro publicly refused AI in filmmaking. His core argument isn't cost — "It's much more expensive? I don't care" — but that letting a generation skip learning their craft via AI cuts them off from the lineage and history of that medium: "what we're protecting is the beauty and the redeeming power of art."
The poster takes the opposite stance, calling del Toro Hollywood's biggest gatekeeper who simply fears competition, arguing newcomers who never got a chance can now shine and tell better stories. A classic clash between the "craft lineage" camp and the "democratization" camp in the AI-creation debate.
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