Martin Scorsese gets backlash after endorsing 'creatively freeing' AI

AI can help directors "move faster without sacrificing quality or craft" in pre-production, he says.

Martin Scorsese accused of ‘throwing artists under bus’ with AI storyboards

The director defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is ‘creatively freeing’ Martin Scorsese’s announcement that he has invested in an AI company and uses the technology to create storyboards has triggered a backlash from fellow members of the film industry. The New York Times reported that Scorsese had been appointed in 2025 as a partner and adviser to Black Forest Labs, a German-based venture that specialis...

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Martin Scorsese Backs AI Company and Says He’s Using It to Storyboard Movies: ‘We Have to Be Open to How’ Cinema Can ‘Evolve’

Martin Scorsese is the latest Oscar-winning director to hop on the AI wagon, joining the AI firm Black Forest Labs as an adviser in a bid to “push the bounds of creativity to create deeper and richer experiences for audiences.” “Cinema is a young medium, only around 125 years old, so we have to be […]

By Corbin Bolies

Martin Scorsese Teams Up With AI Company, Says Tech Was “Creatively Freeing” for Storyboard Use: AI “Allowed Us to Move Faster”

With his new role as a Black Forest Labs advisor, Scorsese becomes one of the most prolific Hollywood directors who have voiced their support of AI.

By McKinley Franklin

How Hollywood Legend Martin Scorsese Became An Unlikely AI Ally

Hollywood and the creative arts have majorly pushed back on AI and that's why Scorsese partnering with an AI firm may come as a surprise to many.

Absolute Cinema? Martin Scorsese Used AI to Help Storyboard His Next Movie

The storied filmmaker has signed on as an adviser and partner to Black Forest Labs, which has an image-generation tool called Flux

By Jon Blistein

Martin Scorsese Faces Backlash For Teaming Up with A.I. Company

Martin Scorsese is all-in on artificial intelligence ... joining forces with A.I. company Black Forest Labs as an advisor ... and film fans are NOT happy. The famed director announced Tuesday he will be using the company's tech to help create…

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Martin Scorsese says we “have to be open” to how AI “can evolve” filmmaking

The Oscar winner has become an "advisor" for company Black Forest Labs The post Martin Scorsese says we “have to be open” to how AI “can evolve” filmmaking appeared first on NME.

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