'I don't believe it would have been made without AI' — bestselling author shows why AI-generated movies might not be such a bad thing after all

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We're used to hearing about the negative side of AI; about how it could replace artists, actors, and filmmakers in the creative process. Just recently Tom Cruise made a point of saying that “there is nothing like human”, and Nicolas Cage recently revealed that he has refused to sign an AI waver from Amazon, even if it means he will never work for the studio again.

But what if, occasionally, AI makes something…