Tom Hanks Speaks Up On AI Future For Actors

He believes more will have to be done to bring structure to what is now the “wild, wild, west” of AI technology. “They’ll have to get to that again later on,” Hanks touted. 

The actor remains realistic on the matter, stating that he realizes that the audience may not care much about the use of AI in movies and commercials. Tom Hanks noted (in a roundabout manner) that the lackadaisical viewpoint of viewers may stall any real legal progress for actors/actresses in Hollywood. 

Hanks went on to talk about the fact that some people in the audience may not like AI portrayals of well-known stars, because they aren’t actually humans. However, there will be a large enough audience that simply doesn’t care about the substitute because the story is good. 

Tom Hanks, being a vocal lover of history, talked about how the issue of AI isn’t any different than the challenges screen actors faced when the invention of sound became a big deal. Change is inevitable in life and in the movies, and change requires adjustment.