India, Dec. 2 -- Filmmaker James Cameron has voiced strong concerns over the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry, calling the prospect of AI-created actors "horrifying."

In an interview with CBS News, Cameron warned that technology capable of producing characters and performances entirely from text prompts undermines the essence of filmmaking.

"At the other end of the spectrum, 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. That's horrifying to me. That's exactly what we're not doing," Cameron said.

His remarks come amid growing debate in Hollywood over AI performers.

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