Overview
- In a new Time interview, DiCaprio said anything considered authentic art must originate from a human being.
- He allowed that artificial intelligence could serve as an enhancement tool for young filmmakers experimenting with new techniques.
- He praised some AI-generated song mashups as technically brilliant yet dismissed them as fleeting "internet junk" without anchoring or humanity.
- He said he mourns the prospect of talented, experienced workers losing jobs because of accelerating use of AI.
- His comments arrive alongside high-profile pushback from peers, including Guillermo del Toro’s rejection of generative tools, James Cameron’s ban on them for Avatar sequels, and Emma Thompson’s public irritation at AI rewrites.