The new sacrilege in Hollywood is not the use of artificial intelligence (AI), but the admission that award-winning screenwriter and director Paul Schrader is using it.
“I was surprised,” Schroeder, 78, said. I wrote on his popular Facebook page. “I just asked chatgpt for 'Paul Schrader movie ideas.' Next up is Paul Thomas Anderson. Next up is Quentin Tarantino. Next up is Harmony Korine. Next up is Ingmar Bergman. Next is Rossellini. Lang. Scorsese. Murnau. Capra. Ford. spielberg [sic]. Lynch. “
What was it that surprised him? This: “Every idea chatgpt came up with (in seconds) was good. And original. And fleshed out.”
schrader added He dropped his old script on ChatGPT and said he “asked for improvements.” He claims that the “movie executive” “responded within five seconds with a note that was as good or better than anything I had ever received.”
AI is “smarter than me,” he confessed. “There are better ideas and more efficient ways to execute them. This is an existential moment, similar to how Kasparov felt in 1997 when he realized that Deep Blue would beat him at chess. There is.”
This was followed by a profanity: “Why should a writer spend months searching for a good idea when an AI can give them an idea in seconds?”
The reaction in the comments was uniformly negative. Short sample:
- “teeth [you] Are you serious about this stupid question?
- “[H]Because the AI hacked your page, right? ”
- “It's called creative expression, and it's about using your heart, soul, and spirit to do work that you're passionate about. Otherwise, your proposal will be lazy and boring… you… You’ll end up being a typist instead of a writer.”
To the naysayers, Schrader provided This example is an example of a brief AI-generated treatment, which he admitted made him feel “jealous.” Outdated. It's irrelevant. ”
All Schrader is doing is telling the truth. The lifeblood of telling a story, whether it's a screenplay or a novel, is idea. I'd rather be a terrible writer with great ideas than a great writer with terrible ideas. It takes hundreds, if not thousands, of people to tell a compelling story idea. Who are your characters? What is their world like? What kind of life do they lead? What happens to them in the story? What are the plot twists? Writer's block is nothing more than an inability to come up with ideas.
Ideas are so important to writers that many go to extremes in search of ideas – drugs, sex, alcohol, the underworld, etc.
Writers often end up plagiarizing in their search for ideas.
This means that almost everyone who wants to be a successful storyteller in any medium is already using AI, and will continue to do so despite denouncing it.
AI is the future of almost everything, especially storytelling. Whether that's a good or bad thing is not for me to say. But that's the reality, and at least Schrader is being honest about it.
So I asked AI for a 400-word Breitbart article I had written on this same topic.
Title: Defending Paul Schrader's AI Experiment: The Future of Filmmaking
Written by John Nolte
Paul Schrader, known for his heavy screenplays such as “Taxi Driver'' and “Raging Bull,'' has sparked controversy by using AI, specifically ChatGPT, to generate ideas for movies. Although critics see this as an affront to human creativity, Schrader's experiment suggests a different story: one of partnership rather than substitution.
This is not about diluting the human aspect of storytelling. It's about strengthening it. AI streamlines the initial ideation stage, giving writers more time to focus on character depth, dialogue, and plot complexity. This approach could democratize filmmaking and make it more accessible to those previously sidelined by the industry's high barriers to entry.
The argument that AI lacks a soul misunderstands the role of AI. AI is like a pencil for writers. Human artists create stories. Schrader's use of AI is akin to drawing inspiration from a variety of sources, a practice as old as storytelling itself.
Hollywood has always adapted to new technology, from silent films to digital. Each piece was initially viewed with skepticism, but ultimately expanded the art form. Schroeder's embrace of AI can be seen as another step in this evolution, encouraging new storytelling methods.
Finally, there is the ethical debate surrounding originality. Schrader's method is not plagiarism, but rather stimulates creativity and provides a foundation for human writers to build upon.
Essentially, Schrader's move into AI-assisted screenwriting is seen as an opportunity to innovate, diversify, and evolve storytelling, ensuring that even with the help of technology, movies remain human at their core. Should.
I don't know about Dick Cavett, but my job seems safe for now.
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