Nicolas Cage couldn't fully enjoy receiving the prestigious award. One thing, however, cast a shadow over the victory of the renowned actor.
The growing dominance of modern technology cannot give peace to the Hollywood actor who while receiving Saturn award for his role in Dream Scenario spoke against AI use in industry.
“It’s happening right now around all of us: the new AI world. I am a big believer in not letting robots dream for us. Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us. That is a dead end if an actor lets one AI robot manipulate his or her performance even a little bit, an inch will eventually become a mile and all integrity, purity and truth of art will be replaced by financial interests only. We can’t let that happen,” Cage mentioned during his acceptance speech.
Per Variety, the Academy award winner expressed that, in his view, the purpose of all art, including film, is to reflect the human condition through a deeply emotional and thoughtful process. He believed that a robot couldn't achieve this. He warned that if robots were allowed to take over, the result would lack heart, lose its edge, and become lifeless, leaving no true human response to life, only what robots dictate.
