Terminator director James Cameron says the idea of AI replacing actors is 'terrifying'

The filmmaker admitted that he fears people might think movies like his Avatar franchise used artificial intelligence. He said he's determined not to 'replace actors' Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 Terminator (Image: CBS via Getty Images)

Terminator director James Cameron says the idea of AI replacing actors is "horrifying". The filmmaker fears people might think flicks like his Avatar franchise used bots.

He used actors and later digitised their performances using CGI. The Oscar-winner said: "You've got generative AI, where they can make up a character, they can make up an actor. They can make up a performance from scratch with a text prompt.

"It's like, no. That's horrifying to me. That's the opposite. That's exactly what we're not doing. I don't want a computer doing