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Artificial intelligence is the next big thing: a wave that has already been set in motion. As AI grows and develops, it has begun to play a larger role in creative settings, and Americans and those working in artistic industries need to accept the benefits of AI.
Making a Hollywood-level movie from start to finish without the use of AI can take years, with the process of writing a screenplay taking anywhere from 10-12 weeks for a 90-minute movie. While AI is still two to five years away from being able to write a movie, the impacts it can already make will be greatly beneficial to the film industry.
AI has already begun to seep its way into the movie industry, with programs such as ScriptBook, an efficient AI tool that analyzes movie scripts to help predict the success of the script, and later, the movie. These programs help to symbolize the potential futures of AI in the film industry and as a tool to enhance the movie watching experience.
The Writers Guild of America has already approved the use of AI for movie production, with some stipulations, including that the original human writer of the script must still receive credit for the screenplay. Regulations like these reduce writers’ fears that their jobs will be taken by AI, all while making better movies.
The 2025 Oscar controversy over the film “The Brutalist” stemmed from director Brady Corbet’s comment concerning AI used to perfect the Hungarian accent of his role, by enhancing the hard to pronounce vowels. The use of AI in films such as “The Brutalist,” as well as a few other Oscar nominees, is more than acceptable. In fact, “Emilia Perez,” another Oscar nominee, also altered the actors’ voices.
AI is also capable of making the stunt doubles’ faces more closely match the lead, which was done with Timothee Chalamet’s role in “A Complete Unknown.” Thus far, all alterations appear to have been consented to by the actors, all while making the film more congruent and enjoyable for viewers.
Following this year’s Oscar season, the Oscars are considering for the 2026 Oscar season that movies note the use of AI when submitting for the award, which is fair, as AI could be seen as a competitive advantage against other movies.
While the concern about job loss as it relates to AI is valid, as a study predicts that AI could remove 62,000 jobs in the California entertainment sector alone; this wouldn’t be the first time that the U.S. has chosen productivity and efficiency over the good of the American workforce. Since the 1980s, mechanization has resulted in the loss of over 7.5 million manufacturing jobs. While the loss of American jobs is never ideal, it represents growing pains in the U.S., which will result in a workforce that reflects the needs of each industry.
AI cannot fully take over the industry yet because, AI is a tool used by humans to speed up the production of a movie and help analyze it. So, as AI currently stands, people, writers, actors, directors and more will still need to be employed in Hollywood to produce the award-winning movies we all know and love.
As long as AI is introduced into the film industry with restrictions and regulations that look out for the workers of Hollywood and beyond, America should sit back and enjoy the movies AI helps to perfect.