United Kingdom, June 29 -- Scarlett Johansson doesn't think AI can replicate the "soulfulness" of an actor or actress.

The 40-year-old movie star believes AI has a role to play in the long-term future of the film industry, but Scarlett doesn't think the technology can replace the emotional core of an actor or actress' performance.

She told The Sunday Times newspaper: "I just don't believe the work I do can be done by AI. I don't believe the soulfulness of a performance can be replicated."

Despite this, Scarlett believes AI poses a threat to society more broadly.

The Hollywood star explained: "The bigger picture - about how we human beings, with fragile egos, can continue to have the trust that we have to have in one another, to contin...