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"There are a lot of new concepts that are being
tossed about, you know, including the use of AI," Penn said at a
press conference at the Cannes Film Festival.
"And this just strikes me as a kind of human obscenity, for
there to be any pushback on that from the producers."
The dispute over AI is one of several issues that led
Hollywood's film and TV writers to go on strike earlier this
month in their first work stoppage in 15 years.
The Writers Guild of America is seeking to restrict the use of
AI in writing scripts.
Hollywood studios, battling to make streaming services
profitable and dealing with shrinking ad revenues, have rejected
that idea, saying they would be open to discussing new
technologies once a year, according to the guild.
"It's difficult ... for so many people, so many writers and so
many people in the industry, to not be able to work during this
time," added Penn. "And I guess it's gonna soul-search itself
and see which side toughs it out."
Penn is in the Cannes competition film "Black Flies" - a gritty
New York City drama about paramedics that also stars Tye
Sheridan of "Ready Player One" - that premiered on Thursday
evening.
Penn, who is known for his political and social activism, also
co-directed "Superpower," a feature-length profile of Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that was filmed before and after
Russia invaded the country in February 2022.
That premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February this
year.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
(Photo: The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Press conference of the
film "Black Flies" in competition - Cannes, France, May 19,
2023. Cast member Sean Penn attends. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
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