Ive seen AIs of me sitting with Obama talking about insane things that we never did: George Clooney raises the alarm over AI fakes while Maggie Gyllenhaal says the tech 'fundamentally did not work when she was pressured
to use it in filmmaking

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:17:38 +0000

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George Clooney and Maggie Gyllenhaal discussed the future of AI in filmmaking at the The Future of Creativity hosted by Finch & Partners and CAA in Venice.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I've seen AIs of me sitting
with Obama talking about insane things that we never did.

George Clooney is clearly concerned about the power that AI has to produce deepfakes that are so real you cant tell that theyre fake, especially when they contain images of world leaders. We were never there having a conversation. It is me doing it. And okay, that's a joke for people. But what happens if you see a video of Putin saying he's launched the first nuclear strike [against] the United States how do you discern it? Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

Clooney was raising his concerns in Venice at the The Future of...
Creativity symposium presented by Finch & Partners and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). George Clooney and Maggie Gyllenhaal were among the international group of artists, filmmakers, musicians, cultural thinkers and technology leaders who gathered to discuss how technology is changing
creative work, and the people who produce it.

The panel discussions were moderated by the journalist and broadcaster Emily Maitlis, who asked Clooney, is there a fear of replacement, as an actor? You may like I watched a 90-minute AI movie and Hollywood can stop worrying,
for now Quote of the day by filmmaker James Cameron on AI: 'All of human art and human experience put into a blender' Quote of the day by Tom Hanks on AI in cinema: "Without a doubt, people will be able to tell. But the question
is, will they care?"

Clooney acknowledged the risk, but also the problem inherent with AI actors, which is that its going to be hard to create an AI movie star: Well, there's two different conversations we're talking about. As an actor, there will be some portion of that that will be replaced. AI will have the exact same problem that I have as a director, and that we all have as filmmakers, which is how you make a star, because thats hard to do. And it fundamentally did
not work (Image credit: The Future of Creativity hosted by Finch & Partners & CCA in Venice) Actor and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal cited a recent
experience with AI on her upcoming short film Flesh Impact about Marilyn Monroe, commenting: I did try working with AI on this project [] I have a 100-year-old Marilyn Monroe, and then I also have flashbacks to Marilyn
Monroe when she's in her 30s. I have Dakota Johnson playing her, who is an incredible artist in my opinion. And the people who commissioned this project asked me to use AI [] and I went for it. I was like, 'All right, I'm curious. I don't know. Let's see.' And it fundamentally did not work. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Ultimately, Gyllenhaal found that AI was not able to replicate the nuances of human performance and emotion.

The idea was that we trained it on her. We then put her face on Dakota's
face; we worked very hard at it, and in the end, they threw it away because [ ] Dakota playing Marilyn Monroe, was so much more moving, human, alive. All the reasons we decided to make this project to begin with.

Its perhaps reassuring to hear filmmakers say that while a fabricated AI clip can be convincing enough to mislead someone, it cant deliver the emotional depth a director wants from a performance. Gyllenhaals experience offers a reason for creative optimism, even as Clooneys raises concerns about what audiences will believe. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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