The Lion King director calls AI in films “Wild West”: “I think what AI will do is….”

Rob Minkoff, co-director of Disney’s “The Lion King,” describes artificial intelligence in filmmaking as a “Wild West” that could democratise content creation, potentially leading to an “explosion of new voices” in the industry.
In an interview with CNBC, Minkoff said, “I think what AI will do is potentially democratise the process of making content, because if literally anyone is given these incredibly powerful tools, then what we should see is truly an explosion of content, an explosion of new voices.”