Catherine Zeta-Jones Comments On Actors “Giving Themselves Over” To AI, Prefers “Real People” — SkimNews
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- Catherine Zeta-Jones criticized actors who have "given themselves over" to AI companies, telling the Associated Press that she prefers "going to the theater and seeing real people talk."
- Zeta-Jones said she likes not knowing anything about the actors in films — not who they're dating, what they drink, or how they keep their figure — and wants to be "taken away" by a character.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last month to fast-track AI oversight, convening "a group of world-leading experts" within 60 days to discuss safety plans and an emergency "kill switch" for frontier models.
- Trump has dismissed AI concerns as "a hoax," insisting the U.S. government "already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power" over AI companies.
- Zeta-Jones's comments come amid broader warnings from AI workers that continued progress could "cause a billion deaths," alongside ongoing concerns about AI plagiarism of copyrighted material in Hollywood.
Why it matters: An Oscar winner publicly breaking with AI actors lands at the exact moment state and federal leaders are staking opposite positions — California is racing to build a 60-day expert panel and a potential "kill switch," while Trump calls AI concerns "a hoax," leaving Hollywood's protections caught between aggressive state action and federal ambivalence.
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