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Director of AI-written feature ‘The Last Screenwriter’ speaks out after London cinema cancels screening

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Updated: Jul 6, 2024

The world premiere of Peter Luisi’s The Last Screenwriter, whose script was created entirely by ChatGPT, was due to have been held on Sunday (June 23).


The Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Soho announced this week it had axed the screening after receiving customer feedback highlighting “strong concern” about “the use of AI in place of a writer.” In a statement shared on Instagram and X, the cinema said the response of its customers “speaks to a wider issue within the industry.”


Swiss filmmaker Luisi told Screen that the whole intention of screening his film “had been to start a conversation” about the impact of AI on the film industry.


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