Keanu Reeves’ AI & Deepfake Criticism Makes It Feel Like The Matrix Is Real

Keanu Reeves shares his distrust of AI in moviemaking, comparing the technology to the surreal simulated reality of TheMatrix.

Keanu Reeves has opened up about his distrust of artificial intelligence, comparing the innovative technology to the sinister simulated reality of his groundbreaking franchise The Matrix. The Canadian actor cemented himself as a Hollywood veteran, starting his acting career with theater productions and television films before making his feature film debut in 1986's Youngblood.

SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Over two decades since the release of the original The Matrix, Reeves criticized the use of AI and deep fake technology in the film industry during an interview with Variety. While rhetorically questioning the increasing popularity of art made by artificial intelligence, Reeves reveals that he has a clause in all of his film contracts banning editors from digitally manipulating his performances.

“I don’t mind if someone takes a blink out during an edit, but early on, in the early 2000s, or it might have been the ’90s, I had a performance changed. They added a tear to my face, and I was just like, ‘Huh?!’ It was like, I don’t even have to be here. What’s frustrating about that is you lose your agency. When you give a performance in a film, you know you’re going to be edited, but you’re participating in that. If you go into deepfake land, it has none of your points of view. That’s scary.

As Reeves points out, AI is being implemented to digitally alter performances as it is a cheaper alternative than visual effects or CGI. Hit films including Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Martin Scorcese's The Irishman famously developed artificial intelligence systems to make their lead actors appear decades younger to enhance the storytelling during certain scenes.

While some are optimistic about the possibilities that AI allows for in the movie industry, the technology has also drawn its fair share of critics who believe that it is diminishing the value of artistry. Prevalent criticism, including from prolific filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki points out that if films are meant to explore the human condition, removing humans from the process of filmmaking negates the possibility of a truly moving outcome.

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