‘The Creator’ tells a war against artificial intelligence in a dystopian future where human essence and love predominate

At a time when The world is still debating the rules of coexistence and interaction with Artificial Intelligence (AI), filmmaker Gareth Edwards is determined to look at the future effects of this technology on the tape The creatoralthough he doesn’t necessarily side with his race: he chooses the side of love.

“Here we are using artificial intelligence as a kind of metaphor for people who are different from you“, said the director RogueOne (2016) in one virtual press conference in which this newspaper participated days ago.

Although he personally believes that – as with other technological developments – artificial intelligence will be a benefit to humanity in the long term (although it will still be criticized in the coming years), In his production, Edwards shows a world in which people have decided that AI is their next and final enemy.

Just like in other armed conflicts The military presents itself as a heroic force capable of traveling the world to accomplish its mission. “Everyone thinks the Neanderthals were inferior, but they were very intelligent, they created art; but then they encountered a meaner and crueler species: we (the Homo sapiens)”, says the character of Colonel Allison Janney (Howell), as her justification for continuing in the fight to be the species that has the upper hand over the other..

“The moment of this film is surreal. Although we have been developing this film for years, it comes at an exciting time when our world is grappling with many of the issues and questions we wanted the film to address: what it means to be human, whether AI can be conscious, questions about right and wrong between AI and humans. I truly believe that the best thing science fiction can do is explore these questions.” he noted.

On the tape, John David Washington as Joshuathe man for whom war allows him to discover the best of himself, although it depends on him which path to choose.

“Joshua has a very interesting and complex relationship with his conscience and his beliefs. The film explores how love can determine what you believe is right or wrong, your reasons for wanting to live. and whether you are fulfilling any purpose in life.

“Empathy can make the difference between living and having a nuclear holocaust. I believe empathy makes us human, and every character in this film makes a decision, whether it’s driven by that feeling or by self-preservation., and they influence everything else in the story,” he added.

Together with Washington, the child revelation is Madeleine Yuna Voylesthe little 6-year-old main character.

“We received tapes from hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of kids all over the world,” Edwards explained. “The first person to audition was Maddie, and she came in and was fantastic. I wanted to cry. And after she left the room, I just looked at my assistant and we both said, ‘That’s her.’”.

Will Alfie’s apparent vulnerability spark Joshua’s empathy when he accidentally becomes his only friend?

“Here we have a main character who embarks on a journey through a futuristic war zone and begins to question what he believed to be the truth. “As a society, we are now on that AI journey, whether we like it or not”Edwards thought. “It is real? Is this really a person we’re talking to? Although the film raises many questions, it is also a fable at its core.”.