Premiere of AI film cancelled following social media backlash and 200 complaints

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The Last Screenwriter on Sunday (June 16). However, the cinema later announced that the premiere would not go ahead.In its statement on social media, the Prince Charles said: “The feedback we received over the last 24hrs once we advertised the film has highlighted the strong concern held by many of our audience on the use of AI in place of a writer which speaks to a wider issue within the industry.⁠”pic.twitter.com/jASebzE0Tj— Prince Charles Cinema (@ThePCCLondon) June 18, 2024Directed by Peter Luisi and starring Nicholas Pople, The Last Screenwriter is a Swiss production that tells the story of “a celebrated screenwriter” who “finds his world shaken when he encounters a cutting edge AI scriptwriting system.

He soon realises AI not only matches his skills but even surpasses him in empathy and understanding of human emotions”.The screenplay for the film is credited to ChatGPT 4.0.

The latest version of the OpenAI technology, GPT-4o, launched in May.Speaking to the Daily Beast, Luisi said that the premiere had been cancelled after it received 200 online complaints, but a private screening for the cast and crew would still go ahead in London.I appreciate independent cinemas are struggling everywhere and it’s hard to say no to private hire income.

Still, the decision not to screen a film “entirely written by AI” should come easy to a place like the Prince Charles. A shame.