Martin Scorsese Is Now An AI Filmmaker. (30 min)

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• Release date: 2026-06-03
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  Martin Scorsese is now advising AI image and video company Black Forest Labs, and he is just one of a wave of major filmmakers embracing AI as a tool.  This week on AI For Humans, Martin Scorsese has become an AI filmmaker. Well, sort of. The legendary director is now advising Black Forest Labs, joining a growing list of major filmmakers discussing AI as a tool, even as the backlash rages on and cartoonists face death threats. We get into where AI filmmaking goes from here, why Jorge Gutierrez dropped his AI-generated series after backlash, and the genuinely incredible AI creators pushing the form forward right now.  Then: NVIDIA and Microsoft spent three years cooking up the RTX Spark to reinvent personal computing, and Gavin let Codex's goal tool run for 45 hours to make a bear get extra jumpy. It is AI For Humans! HOLLYWOOD IS GOING AI WHETHER IT LIKES IT OR NOT. WE THINK? Come to our Discord: https://discord.gg/muD2TYgC8f Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AIForHumansShow AI For Humans Newsletter: https://aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/ Follow us for more on X @AIForHumansShow Join our TikTok @aiforhumansshow To book us for speaking, please visit our website: https://www.aiforhumans.show/   SHOW LINKS Martin Scorsese joins Black Forest Labs as an advisor: https://bfl.ai/martin-scorsese-bfl-advisor Jorge Gutierrez drops out of Amazon MGM AI-generated series after backlash:  https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jorge-gutierrez-drops-out-amazon-mgm-ai-generated-series-backlash-1236762285/ Gossip Goblin's 'Toe Brigade' short: https://youtube.com/shorts/hB8_vGQ4bhs Furufuru & The Gorilla (the Japanese creator putting himself into movies): https://x.com/ai_am_furufuru/status/2061793575000744029 Kavan The Kid's latest, Chronicle of Bone: https://youtu.be/y7gIoHq-YDo Sopranos AI meme: https://x.com/memechaotic/status/2061170850959647215 jboogxcreative live stream on how to make AI movies (hugely educational): https://www.youtube.com/live/fCmCqdUjo-Q NVIDIA's Nemotron 3, the best American open-source AI: https://x.com/ArtificialAnlys/status/2061304911565144230 New MiniMax M3: https://x.com/MiniMax_AI/status/2061266317815296322 PewDiePie's open-source agentic harness: https://youtu.be/rAzT5lcezPs NVIDIA RTX Spark claims to reinvent the PC:  https://www.ign.com/articles/nvidia-announces-the-rtx-spark-claims-to-reinvent-the-pc Gavin's Codex /goal experiment: https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/2061639229709652403 Gavin's bear-jump experiment published on Vercel: https://bear-jump-port.vercel.app/

Summary

• 🎥 Scorsese Goes AI: Martin Scorsese stars in a Black Forest Labs ad directing AI, signaling major Hollywood acceptance of generative tools.
• 😡 Backlash Divide: Lesser-known creators face severe online hate for AI use, while legends like Scorsese are largely shielded by their status.
• 📺 YouTube AI Hits: Creator-made AI films like The Backrooms outperform studio releases, proving accessible tools fuel new storytelling waves.
• 💻 Open-Source Push: Nvidia releases strong open-weight models and local hardware to democratize AI and prioritize on-device privacy.
• 🤖 Agentic Experiments: Long-running Codex goals enable hands-off creation of games and media, hinting at future autonomous creative assistants.

Insights

• How might endorsements from legendary directors like Martin Scorsese accelerate mainstream acceptance of AI filmmaking tools?
  • Time: 1:28 – 3:31
  • Answer: Scorsese appears in a Black Forest Labs commercial directing an AI model, framing it as a creative tool akin to traditional equipment; this high-profile involvement contrasts with backlash faced by lesser-known creators and could normalize AI use among icons.
• Why do established Hollywood figures receive less backlash for embracing AI compared to emerging creators?
  • Time: 4:41 – 7:46
  • Answer: Jorge Gutierrez faced intense online hate and withdrew from an AI project, while icons like Scorsese, Spielberg, and Cameron face milder criticism; this highlights a power dynamic where career prestige shields veterans from cancel culture pressures.
• What does the viral success of YouTube-made AI films like The Backrooms reveal about the future of independent storytelling?
• How will open-source local AI models and hardware from Nvidia reshape privacy-focused creative workflows?

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