Jodie Foster had some fun with Brad Pitt's blockbuster F1 while sharing her thoughts on artificial intelligence's growing role in Hollywood.
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Speaking during a panel at the Aspen Festival of Ideas, the Oscar-winning actress joked that Pitt's racing drama was so perfectly structured it almost felt like AI had written it.
"I don't say this disparagingly. How could I? This movie went on to make millions of dollars," Foster said with a laugh. "But I look at a movie like F1, and I'm like, 'F1* was made by AI.'"
She quickly made it clear she was kidding, using the film as an example of a classic Hollywood formula.
"Wasn't it?" Foster continued. "The structure was exactly the structure that you would learn in school. The actors say the lines exactly the way it would be written if a computer was writing exactly what would be the right thing for that time."
Her comments weren't really about Pitt's performance or the movie itself. Instead, Foster was discussing how artificial intelligence is changing the entertainment industry and what filmmakers can do to stay ahead of it.
While she acknowledged AI could replace some jobs in Hollywood, she also said it has the potential to become a valuable creative tool if used responsibly.
"What we all would love is that filmmakers would be able to dominate AI and never lose sight of that," Foster said. "If we are able to dominate AI consistently over time, we will be able to make things that reflect us, and we can make things better."
Pitt's F1 has been one of the year's biggest hits, earning more than $634 million worldwide while collecting several Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
As for Foster, her playful jab was less of a criticism and more of a conversation starter about where Hollywood could be headed next.
