As artificial intelligence becomes less noticeable and more prevalent, Vince Gilligan is setting an example for transparency in Hollywood.
THE To many The creator, whose new series presented the first two episodes Friday on Apple TV+, took care to note in the credits of the post-apocalyptic science fiction series that the production did not rely on AI.
“This show was made by humans,” the credits read, after a list of thanks from the producers.
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In To manyRhea Seehorn plays Albuquerque author Carol Sturka, one of 12 people on Earth immune to an alien virus that turns everyone into a relentlessly optimistic hive mind.
Gilligan previously criticized AI while discussing the series. “I haven’t used ChatGPT because so far I haven’t had anyone hold a shotgun to my head and make me do it,” he said.
“I will never use it. Don’t offend anyone who does,” Gilligan added. “I really wasn’t thinking about AI [when I wrote Pluribus]because it was about eight or ten years ago.
Meanwhile, Coca-Cola faced backlash this week following another AI-generated holiday campaign, and the entertainment industry has expressed concerns about AI creations such as Tilly Norwood replacing human actors and other crew members.
