Scarlett Johansson: ‘I Don’t Think AI Is Threatening’ Acting Jobs

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A year after Scarlett Johansson went toe to toe against OpenAI after the latter leveraged the actress’ voice to power a ChatGPT assistant, she shared her opinion in a recent interview regarding the potential impact of AI on the entertainment industry. The 40-year-old thespian noted that she is not worried about artificial intelligence taking away actors’ jobs anytime soon.

So, what did Johansson say about the impact AI can have on actors’ work? Here’s what we’ve gathered.

What did Scarlett Johansson say about AI?

Recently, the BAFTA Award winner said that she acknowledges the advantages of using AI during the filming process. Yet, she does not think that the technology poses any danger to the job opportunities for performers.

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“Well, I just don’t believe the work I do can be done by AI. I don’t believe the soulfulness of a performance can be replicated,” Scarlett Johansson remarked to The Times.

The Jurassic World Rebirth star further explained why the advent of AI is not distressing for her. She added, “Well, as a tool for film-making, it has evolved, and I don’t really believe that audiences are concerned with that. Perhaps I’m wrong, but as a tool for creatives who don’t see it as a replacement for anything, I don’t think AI is threatening.”

The usage of AI in film-making may not worry Johansson. However, the evolving technology’s influence on society seems to be a matter of concern for her. “But when it threatens to blur the line between truth and reality? That’s a threat. The bigger picture — about how we human beings, with fragile egos, can continue to have the trust that we have to have in one another, to continue as a society,” she stated.

Scarlett Johansson closed the first section of the interview about AI by noting, “It’s a moral compass. We move around the world every day, just knowing we have to trust in some basic reality that we all agree on. AI threatens the foundation of that, and that to me is very haunting.”

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