AI in the Film Industry

How is Artificial Intelligence affecting the film industry?  What are its benefits vs. drawbacks?  What are your opinions on it?

    Artificial Intelligence is affecting the film industry as it is being used to supplement human input and labor. For example, A.I. can be used during the preproduction process to aid with the creative process by helping create ideas, create the plot, make storyboard illustrations, etc. During production, A.I. is capable of doing things like creating design elements such as posters or even creating its own footage. Where it's most used is in the post production stage; it can be used to create a variety of different visual effects such as de-aging actors, motion capture, generative fill, etc.

    The primary benefits and reasons for using A.I. in the production process is that it can save a lot of time and a lot of money. It is capable of performing a lot of menial and time consuming tasks in a considerably shorter amount of time with little to no human labor. It is also able to make difficult tasks much easier to accomplish. However, there are also a lot of drawbacks to the increasing use of A.I. in filmmaking. Many people fear that if A.I. is able to supplement human labor to such a high degree, it could potentially replace many jobs entirely, risking the livelihoods of many people. This is because of how cost-effective it can be. Additionally, another major point of contention is the morality of using A.I. for art. Artificial intelligence, namely generative A.I., cannot truly create something out of nothing; the way that it works is that it analyzes already existing mediums before compiling pieces and patterns into a product that fits the parameters of what is asked of it.

    As for my opinions of it, I believe that A.I. can have its uses and has a place as a tool; however, there's a point where I simply don't agree with the use of it. For example, especially in post-production, it is an incredibly useful tool that makes many things accessible for people. On the other hand, I don't agree with the use of it to supplement creativity and art nor do I agree with the way that money hungry business are already using it as an excuse to get rid of real human work on the basis that A.I. is cheaper. I am of the belief that you cannot completely replace human creativity nor input and that doing so will create a poor product. Additionally, there are massive environmental effects of the use of A.I., especially generative A.I., which adds another reason to not like it nor want to use it.