Justine Bateman, known for her role in ‘Family Ties’, opposes AI in Hollywood, stating it takes away from humanity.

Amanda HardingMay 25, 2023

Actress Justine Bateman: AI Has No Place in Hollywood

“I think AI has no place in Hollywood at all,”

“To me, tech should solve problems that humans have. Using ChatGPT or any … software that’s using AI to write screenplays, using that in place of a writer is not solving a problem. We don’t have a lack of writers. We don’t have a lack of actors. We don’t have a lack of directors. We don’t have a lack of talented people.”

– Justine Bateman

“Family Ties” actress Justine Bateman believes that artificial intelligence technology would do more harm than good in Hollywood. Her comments come during the ongoing Writer’s Guild of America strike, which has shut down multiple productions, live shows, awards ceremonies, and caused the industry to come to a standstill. AI regulation is on their list of issues.

The Saddest Thing to Me

“The use of AI makes me sad because I feel like it’s … getting away from being human,” Bateman told the outlet. “But we’ve been doing a lot of that, right? Plastic surgery. Filters. Doing things over Zoom instead of in person. But the idea that somebody would use AI to replace human expression, I think, is the saddest thing to me.”

– Justine Bateman

Bateman said she believes there’s something sinister at the root of Hollywood using AI. “Incredible amounts of money are made off of our work,” she said. “Incredible profits are made off of our work. But what if you could make even greater profit? What if you could get rid of the pesky overhead of paying for the directors and the actors and the writers and the locations, the production, the post-production? What if you just get rid of all of that? Can you imagine how much larger your profit could be? That’s the road we’re going down,” she said.

Not Realistic

Bateman brought up the newest “Indiana Jones” installment, which featured Harrison Ford looking much younger thanks to AI technology. She said the final product wasn’t realistic because Ford, who is 80, doesn’t move the same way as a 30-year-old.