Cameron is famous for making the Avatar and Terminator movies, as well as Titanic.
Now he hasjoined the board of Stability.AI, a leading player in the world of Generative AI.
So whats behind this?
Now it is moving into AI-created video.
They come at two different stages of film production.
They also combine separately shot images together.
James Cameron says the intersection of generative AI and CGI image creation is the ‘next wave’ in VFX.
A recent development of film technology,Virtual Production, has brought some VFX techniques into the film shoot.
This process uses what are known as games engines a technology developed for the creation of video games.
The real-world physicality of SFX means thatartificial intelligencewill have very limited impact here.
It is in VFX where AI may have a transformative effect.
He sees the impact of generative AI on VFX as creating infinite choice in post-production.
In future, filming the actors will be just the beginning.
Generative AI offers a cheaper way to achieve spectacular screen images, potentially with no loss of quality.
The implication is that a lot of VFX technicians will lose their jobs as a result.
This process is called training.
Stability.ai has beeninvolved in a legal actionover copyright in the UK courts.
Getty Images, holder of a huge collection of pictures and photographs, is currently suing the company.
Perhaps Cameron thinks that the AI developers will win the court cases against them and continue their technological trajectory.
Their response was: Were not able to comment on the source of Stability AIs training data.
Camerons Terminator films warned about the potential catastrophic effects of rogue AI.
Yet the director now clearly thinks that he is now sitting on a winning horse.
