AI in Cinema: Will It Take Over? (Sora to Mickey 17)

Do AI portrayals in film predict a future of robotic overlords or simply offer a chance to innovate cinema?Artificial Intelligence in cinema goes way back. Spanning from Fritz Lang’s 1927 Metropolis and robot Maria, to the iconic Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey, our tech obsession runs deep in film. But why is it all so dystopian? What now seems to be a serious technological shift, we discuss how A.I. could impact cinema and what film depictions of sentient machines might tell us of what's to come.(This was not written by ChatGPT)Come watch 2001: A Space Odyssey with us as part of our first ever Celebrating Cinema Film Club - book your tickets here.Show Notes & Films Mentioned