Steven Spielberg On “Where I Draw The Line” With AI: “There Is No Substitute For The Soul”
Steven Spielberg has expressed his views on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Hollywood. He believes AI should be a tool rather than a replacement for human creativity, particularly in writing and directing. Spielberg emphasizes that there is no substitute for the human soul in creative processes.
- ▪Steven Spielberg is withholding judgment on AI until he understands its applications better.
- ▪He does not support AI taking creative roles traditionally filled by humans.
- ▪Spielberg sees AI as a useful tool in fields like medicine and education but not in creative writing or filmmaking.
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Steven Spielberg at the Universal Pictures and Focus Features Photocall during CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada Gilbert Flores/PMC As the discourse around artificial intelligence (AI) in Hollywood continues to buzz, Steven Spielberg recently shared his two cents. The 3x Oscar winner noted that he’s “withholding judgment on AI” until he has a better understanding of how it’s being used, but he’s “not willing to substitute” an AI tool for a creative role usually filled by humans. “Where I don’t love AI is where it takes a position, or there’s an empty chair at a writer’s table,” he explained on the IMO podcast. “There’s six writers, and there’s an empty chair, and there’s a computer in front of the empty chair, and it is the seventh writer.
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