Screenwriter Paul Schrader, known for his critically acclaimed works like “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “First Reformed,” surprised fans when he shared his apparent approval of artificial intelligence.
In a series of posts last week, the Oscar-nominee marveled at AI and ChatGPT’s capabilities when it got here to his career.
“I’ve just come to realize AI is smarter than I am. Has better ideas, has more efficient ways to execute them,” he wrote on Jan 16.
“Taxi Driver” screenwriter and director Paul Schrader shocked followers along with his curiosity in synthetic intelligence. (Silver Display Assortment/LOIC VENANCE/AFP through Getty Pictures)
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He continued, “This is an existential moment, akin to what Kasparov felt in 1997 when he realized Deep Blue was going to beat him at chess,” referring to Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who famously confronted off with an IBM supercomputer named Deep Blue in event play and misplaced.
Later that very same day, Schrader shared one other put up, saying, “I just sent ChatGPT a script I’d written some years ago and asked for improvements. In five seconds it responded with notes as good or better than I’ve ever received from a film executive.”
On Jan 17, Schrader declared he was “stunned” by ChatGPT’s capabilities.
Paul Schrader stated he felt AI’s capabilities have been an “existential moment.” (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Pictures)
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He wrote, “I just asked ChatGPT for ‘an idea for Paul Schrader film.’ Then Paul Thomas Anderson. Then Quentin Tarantino. Then Harmony Korine. Then Ingmar Bergman. Then Rossellini. Lang. Scorsese. Murnau. Capra. Ford. Spielberg. Lynch. Every idea ChatGPT came up with (in a few seconds) was good. And original. And fleshed out.
“Why ought to writers sit round for months looking for a good suggestion when AI can present one in seconds?”
“I’ve simply come to comprehend AI is smarter than I’m. Has higher concepts, has extra environment friendly methods to execute them.”
The last post, as well as the others, generated a lot of discussion in the comments, with many surprised that a veteran screenwriter and director would express such interest in the technology.
Paul Schrader has had a multi-decade career and earned a nomination for his 2017 film “First Reform.” (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Pictures)
“It’s not that nice, Paul. I get the primary impression, I did the identical factor. However learn just a few paragraphs and also you’ll see— it’s an empty vessel. Zero emotional content material (which in artwork, is type of vital),” one person wrote.
“I doubt AI may ever write a line as enduring and resonate as ‘Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets,’” one other stated, referring to Schrader’s “Taxi Driver” screenplay.
“Why ought to writers sit round for months looking for a good suggestion when AI can present one in seconds?”
One person called out AI models’ need to train on existing materials, writing, “To ensure that this to even occur, there first has to BE a Paul Schrader, a Paul Thomas Anderson, a Quentin Tarantino, and many others. ChatGPT can’t provide you with prompts if these writers didn’t put their work on the market first. This mind-set stunts future writers from having voices themselves/doing the work to search out their voice. Certain, this may give us considerably compelling variations of those works, however we gained’t get any new voices to emerge as a result of AI gained’t even know them.”
Paul Schrader, center, wrote “Taxi Driver,” starring Robert De Niro, left, and directed by Martin Scorsese, one of his most famous films. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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Several people also joked that Schrader’s page had been hacked, given how many posts he shared about AI, with some asking “did AI write this?”
Schrader also praised the 2013 film “Her,” starring Joaquin Phoenix as a person who falls for an AI working system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
“It is much more related, prescient and deeply creepy than it was ten years in the past. This movie grows in stature. I preferred it then, I adore it now. There’s just one prefer it,” he said of the film.
In his reflections on AI, Paul Schrader praised the 2013 film “Her,” starring Scarlett Johansson as the voice of an AI operating system. (Getty Images)
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The “American Gigolo” writer and director’s career has shown no signs of slowing. He released the drama “Oh, Canada,” starring Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi last year, and has a film noir about “sexual obsession,” titled “Non Compos Mentis,” per Selection.
