But his enthusiasm was controversial among some fans and members of the film industry.
Karla Ortiz, who worked in the art department on films including Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther and Doctor Strange, wrote on X, external: “He throws every single storyboard artist he’s ever worked with under the bus, as he demolishes their livelihoods with models that are likely trained on those storyboard artist’s same works.
“To use his legacy and power for this is just so disgusting.”
Animation director Samuel Deats said:, external “It takes literally seconds for me to storyboard a shot, there is absolutely no reason to need AI built on the stolen work of millions of artists to storyboard your vision, have some damn pride and respect your peers.”
Others on social media defended Scorsese and the use of AI in film.
“Using AI is effectively just another special effect like CGI. And as shown, Scorsese is not adverse to such technological advancements,” wrote one user.
“If AI can help someone like Scorsese show his cinematographer or production team what he’s imagining more quickly, I don’t really see the issue,” said another.
“At that point, it feels less like replacing creativity and more like giving the creative process a better tool.”
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