Jenna Ortega thinks the rising popularity of AI usage is akin to opening Pandora’s box.
The Wednesday star is currently serving as the youngest ever jury member at just 23 years old for the 2025 Marrakech Film Festival and provided an insightful answer to the question of AI during the jury press conference.
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“There is really charm in the human condition… as humans, we have a tendency to always, when you look back at history, take things too far. It’s very easy to be terrified. I know I am in times like this of deep uncertainty. And it kind of feels like we’ve opened up a Pandora’s Box,” she said, per Deadline.
“There’s certain things that AI just isn’t able to replicate, and yes, there’s beautiful, difficult mistakes, and a computer can’t do that. A computer has no soul, and it’s nothing that we would ever be able to resonate with or relate to,” she said.
Jenna continued, saying, “I don’t want to assume for the audience, but I would hope it gets to a point where it becomes some sort of mental junk food, AI and looking at the screen, and then suddenly we all feel sick, and we don’t know why, and then that one independent filmmaker in their backyard comes out with something, and it releases this new excitement again.”
Other guests in attendance include this year’s jury president Bong Joon Ho, who is deeply against AI.
“My official answer is, AI is good because it’s the very beginning of the human race finally seriously thinking about what only humans can do. But my personal answer is, I’m going to organize a military squad, and their mission is to destroy AI,” he shared.
Directors Celine Song and Hakim Belabbes are also jury members this year and shared similar sentiments.
French director Julia Ducournau was the only one who highlighted some advantages of AI in terms of using it as a tool, but she agreed that “at no point should AI take over human work and human interaction.”
Anya Taylor-Joy is also one of the jury members this year, among others. See photos of Anya and Jenna from the red carpet here.
Source: justjared.com
