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Scorsese is SO pro AI
Martin Scorsese is working with AI company Black Forest Labs as an advisor.
The Oscar-winning director said he has been using the company’s FLUX technology to help create storyboards.
He said the tool makes it easier to show his creative team what he is imagining during pre-production.
Scorsese compared it to his past use of 3D in Hugo and de-ageing technology in The Irishman.
He said AI could help teams move faster without losing quality or craft.
However, some artists have criticised the move. They argue that AI tools could hurt storyboard artists and may be trained on creative work without permission.
Three things stand out:
Scorsese says AI helps him share visual ideas faster during pre-production.
Some artists argue the technology could threaten creative jobs and use work without consent.
Hollywood remains divided on whether AI is a useful tool or a risk to the craft.
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Black Forest Labs has released a video showing Scorsese using the platform.
His role makes him one of the most high-profile filmmakers to publicly support AI in parts of the creative process.
The debate shows Hollywood is still split on AI: some see it as a useful production tool, while others see it as a threat to creative jobs.
Scorsese using AI for storyboards is exactly the kind of plot twist Hollywood writers would call “a bit much -MG