Jesse Eisenberg reveals he ‘experiments with AI’ to check its efficiency in writing
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jesse Eisenberg has disclosed that to test artificial intelligence’s (AI) efficiency in writing, he sometimes experiments with it.
The Polish-American actor, 43, also called himself “totally paranoid” during an episode of Variety's 'Awards Circuit' podcast, where he appeared alongside Julianne Moore to promote his new directorial film, ‘The Debut’, releasing on December 11.
Jesse Eisenberg admits he is 'totally paranoid' about AI's growing capabilities
During the discussion, which was published on Friday, November 6, when the future of the industry's topic came, Eisenberg admitted, “I have a paranoid answer for this. I’m totally paranoid.”
The ‘Now You See Me’ star explained that he “sometimes experiments with AI to see whether it’s good at writing. And it’s still not. I’m paranoid, so I check and it still isn’t. Thank God.”
“I say, ‘Write a scene like this.’ I’m just testing it to make sure it’s bad, and it’s still bad. So I’m relieved, but, like, how far away is it from being good?” he added.
Eisenberg continued, “How far are we from a kid putting on a pair of goggles and saying, ‘I want to watch a movie about me where I rob a bank and then kiss the girl I’m in love with at school. Here are pictures of her, here are pictures of me’ and then they press play? I’m paranoid about that.”
But as per the playwright, things have not totally gone downhill.
“The saving grace is two things. One is what Julianne said: Creative spirits will find ways to entertain and delight us and speak about things in a way that maybe computers won’t,” he said.
Jesse Eisenberg says he is not '100% sure' if creative professionals will be able to make a living in the future
Eisenberg also noted that art lovers are still interested in plays written thousands of years ago.
“The other thing I think about all the time, and she’s about to go to a play in New York, is that I do these Greek plays, which were written 2,500 years ago and we perform them the same way they were performed 2,500 years ago. If they’ve lasted that long, they’ll still be there,” he said on the podcast.
'The Social Network' actor noted, "People want to be in the same room as other people, watching and listening to stories. What I do worry about is whether we’ll still be able to make a living from it. I’m not 100% sure about that."
