Del Toro’s Lighthearted Fear: Passing Away Before AI Art Dominates The Mainstream
“Guillermo del Toro Hopes He’s Dead Before AI Art Goes Mainstream”
“Right now, Guillermo del Toro’s monsters are critical hits. They’ve landed him multiple Oscars and allowed him to make any movie—or, in the case of Netflix’s Trollhunters, a TV show—he wants. But what happens when Artificial Intelligence starts making our monsters for us? What happens when AI can conjure up a nightmare beast as easily as del Toro can? The filmmaker shudders at the thought.”
Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro doesn’t seem to be too stoked about the concept of AI monster creation. Although he currently basks in the glory of his own creation that has secured him numerous Oscars, he seems to be nursing this fear of being sidelined by AI. The idea of an algorithm churning out nightmare creatures as effortlessly as he painstakingly sketches them on a storyboard makes him recoil. The mere thought sends shivers down his spine.
So much so, he has subtly suggested that he’d rather be six feet under than witness AI art going mainstream. Can’t really argue with the man. AI dishing out Beethoven-quality symphonies or Van Gogh-grade masterpieces can actually be quite daunting for the art world. If machines could effortlessly replicate the emotional depth and creativity inherent in art, what would be left for us mere mortals?
The marquee maestro del Toro does, however, concede to one potential caveat. His masterpieces could end up being revamped by AI tools down the line – yes, this seems to be the only AI feat he’d find palatable. After all, who wouldn’t want their work to live on forever, played and replayed, and marvelled at by future generations?
AI co-authoring scripts. AI creating monsters. Where does this exponential growth in technology lead us? An overdependence on AI might just rob us of our unique, personal creativity that truly defines our artistry. Instead, we could be left languishing in a barren content desert, courtesy of AI.
Granted, the clock won’t stop ticking. Technology will continue to surge ahead. But that doesn’t mean art, in its cherished, human form, should be swept into oblivion. It’s a realm that demands emotional depth, creativity, and imagination – facets that AI, as unimaginably sophisticated and advanced as it might be, still lacks.
So, while del Toro might be unnerved at the prospect of an AI-dominated art world, it’s essential to remember that at the end of the day, technology can only enhance human creativity, not really emulate it. For in the realm of creativity and imagination – monsters included – humanity still holds the trump card.