London Cinema Cancels Premiere of Alleged First AI-Produced Film

TapTechNews June 22 - According to The Guardian's local time Thursday report, after facing strong opposition, a London cinema canceled the UK premiere of what was claimed to be the first (not specifying if it's the first globally) AI-produced film.

The Prince Charles Cinema in London's West End was originally scheduled to screen a new film titled The Last Screenwriter this Sunday, but the cinema recently released a statement saying that the screening plan has been canceled.

The cinema stated in the statement, After promoting this film, the feedback we have received in the past 24 hours indicates that many viewers have strong concerns about using AI in place of writers, which reflects a broader issue in the industry.

TapTechNews Note: The Last Screenwriter tells the story of a famous screenwriter whose world is shaken when he encounters an advanced AI screenwriting system. He then quickly realizes that the AI not only matches his skills but even exceeds himself in empathy and understanding of human emotions. As a result, the screenwriter's self-esteem is hurt and he is worried about being phased out of the industry, and finally gets a chance to only use AI to write a script for a film.

It is worth noting that the credit for the creation of this script goes to the large language model GPT-4.

The film's director, Peter Luisi, told reporters that the cinema canceled the screening after receiving 200 complaints, but private screenings for actors and crew will still take place in London.

The director still believes that people don't know enough about this project, and says that people will get angry as soon as they hear the term the first film completely written by AI, and even immediately regard us as enemies. He also called out to screenwriters, If you take the time to watch this film, understand the creative process and the original intention of our making this film, I think you won't condemn our team and me. Because I am like you... I want to contribute to this cause in this way.