Rachel Zegler says she is “really scared” of being replaced by AI

The technology continues to cause controversy

Rachel Zegler has voiced her concerns over artificial intelligence.

The actress, who is set to star in the forthcoming live-action version of Snow White, opened up about an incident that happened when she was 18 that has left her on edge over AI, in a new interview with Variety.

“I was really scared of being replaced by an artificial intelligence version of myself that they scanned when I was 18 and then never being able to work on a set again,” Zegler said. “What was stopping them from using that for the rest of my life?”

She went to say that “465 photos taken of every corner of my body” were made for CGI stunts. “It was fucking dystopian,” she added.

Her comments come after Guillermo del Toro also recently spoke out about AI, claiming it can do “semi-compelling screensavers” and “that’s essentially that”.

He added: “The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires, it’s how much would you risk to be in its presence. How much would people pay for those screensavers? Are they going to make them cry because they lost a son? A mother? Because they misspent their youth? Fuck no!”

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The use of AI in art continues to be a hot topic, with Nick Cave recently describing it as “unbelievably disturbing”, and arguing it will have a “humiliating effect” on the creative industries.

Tears For Fears, meanwhile, addressed why they chose to use AI in the design of their new album cover ‘Songs For A Nervous Planet’, saying it was “just one of the many tools used in the creative process”.

Peter Hook recently claimed that every song that had been written with the help of AI has been “shit”, while Daniel Bedingfield proclaimed AI to be the future of music, questioning the “neo-luddites” who are trying to resist it.

Meanwhile, a trailer for the forthcoming Snow White film recently received an overwhelming amount of dislikes.

It is set for release in cinemas on March 21, 2025.