James Cameron Calls Generative AI ‘Horrifying’ Ahead of Third ‘Avatar’ Film Release

The Oscar-winning director told CBS News that his ‘Avatar’ films were ‘a celebration of the actor-director moment.’

Acclaimed director James Cameron worked with National Geographic to produce "Secrets of the Octopus." National Geographic

The blue-skinned humanoid inhabitants of the fictional moon Pandora depicted in James Cameron’s “Avatar” films may appear as if they were wholly generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

But a bevy of real-life actors, among them Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, and Sigourney Weaver, brought the Na'vi characters to life on the big screen.