Posted 1/24/2024, 12:14:03 PM
Sundance Screening Erupts After Audience Member Shouts at AI Film Subject
- Audience member ejected from Sundance screening of Being (The Digital Griot) after shouting expletives at the AI bot featured in the film
- Director Rashaad Newsome refused to do Q&A until the audience member was removed; about a quarter of the audience left in solidarity
- Incident reflects growing tensions in Hollywood around AI potentially replacing/erasing jobs and creativity
- AI-focused films are prominent at this year's Sundance, including documentaries Eternal You and Love Machina
- Sundance organizers investigating incident to determine what happened and potential corrective actions