HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys has commented on the future of artificial intelligence in Hollywood, saying he hopes to be retired by the time the AI revolution comes, if it ever does. Speaking to Variety, Bloys started off by reminding people that he grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town that was home to gigantic steel companies before some went bankrupt in part because they did not adapt to new trends in business.
“So I am very, very aware of what happens when a company does not think about the future or is not aware of the future,” he said
Bloys, who has been at HBO for more than 19 years, said HBO operates differently from other media giants. He said he has never tested a pilot to decide whether or not to pick it up to series. “It’s just not something we do,” he said. For AI, Bloys said he hopes there never comes a day when AI is part of the creative development process.
“So my take on AI, the idea that AI would be involved in any sort of development or the creative process in the kinds of shows that I do, or we do, at HBO, that’s not something I want to be a part of,” he said. “If it does become something–and I hope I don’t sound like a steel executive in the 70s–I just can’t see it,” he said. “And if it is, I hope to God I’m retired by that point.”
Hollywood writers are now on strike due in part to concerns about studios using AI programs for scriptwriting. The strike remains ongoing with no end in sight.
In other AI news, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker said recently that he tried to use ChatGPT to write an episode of Black Mirror, but it turned out to be “sh**.”
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