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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Kelly Burke

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

George Miller, Film Director at the Sydney Film Festival, Sydney, Australia. 15 June 2025.
‘Art has to evolve’ … Australian film-maker George Miller pictured at the Sydney film festival in June. The Mad Max director is leading a judging panel for Omni film festival. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.

And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries.

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