Overview
- In a new interview, Baker argues generative systems can churn out content faster and better than people but cannot create art grounded in lived experience.
- He predicts the surge of machine-made output will push fans toward first-hand experiences such as live shows and theater rather than what he called AI "gruel."
- Baker says the technology should not be demonized, describing the current wave as a revolution that could ultimately benefit artists.
- His remarks arrive as AI use in games remains contentious, with the 2025 SAG-AFTRA video game actors strike focused on AI protections and examples ranging from Embark’s AI-generated NPC voices to an AI Darth Vader voice in Fortnite being manipulated to say slurs.
- A SAG-AFTRA member recently praised for portraying Indiana Jones, Baker also has a history with controversial tech through a 2022 voice-NFT partnership.