Runway CEO says AI could 'absolutely' replace human actors: 'It's already happening'
c_valenzuelab · x · 2026-10-20
At Turin's View Conference, Europe's top VFX event, Runway co-CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela was asked whether AI could eventually replace human actors. His answer: "Yeah, absolutely. I think it's already happening in a way," framing AI as "a new medium of expression and storytelling."
The comment sparked one of the conference's biggest debates. Sharing the Variety writeup, Valenzuela doubled down: models are getting better at pretty much everything, and denying it is "irresponsible."
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