“It’s out of control”: Sylvester Stallone defends the use of AI and encourages young actors to change path

Sylvester Stallone has more than one strong opinion up his sleeve. And the one he spoke about on Thursday October 22 on the podcast The Overlap, with footballers Gary Neville and Roy Keane, could well provoke the ire of many actors, filmmakers and producers. According to the legendary Rocky and Rambo singer, Hollywood should fearlessly embrace artificial intelligence because “It’s here to stay.” “Everyone sells their imagehe declares. There will soon be twenty avatars of Elvis Presley. It’s already happening. So I will take this risk, even if I am violently criticized by the artistic community. »

The 80-year-old actor considers the remarks made by some of his colleagues – such as Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and Steven Spielberg – legitimate. -, who have been campaigning for several years against the use of AI in film productions. “They are righthe exclaims. But we can’t do anything about it. It’s an avalanche. It’s simply beyond our control. If we don’t follow suit, we will be swept away. »

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A film using AI aborted

Many personalities from the world of cinema have criticized him for his desire to use artificial intelligence to reincarnate his character of John Rambo in a film dedicated to the genesis of the American army soldier. Sylvester Stallone notably wanted to use technology to rejuvenate his facial features until his teenage years and produce special effects. He believes that AI is “sophisticated enough to do it”. At the microphone of The Overlap, he regrets having “scold for that”. “I wanted to create a half-human, half-AI character and, of course, everyone got excited”he said.

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The actor, who has just published his memoirs, recognizes that technology could especially threaten his younger colleagues. He then recommends that they “do something else”. “My daughter, Scarlet Rose, is an actress, but I said to her ‘please, go into video games’he continues. These young people are choosing to do the most difficult job in the world even though it risks being even more difficult with the arrival of AI. »