Doug Liman’s AI Film Hit a Nerve in Hollywood. Does It Deserve the Hate? | Analysis

When we published our exclusive look from the set of Doug Liman’s fully-generated, studio-quality AI film called “Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” last week, the reaction was what you’d expect: a heady mix of outrage, fear and skepticism. 

You can hardly blame the Hollywood community for its apprehension. AI presents a potential existential crisis at a time when crises are becoming a usual occurrence. The industry has been rocked by mass layoffs, with 1,000 Disney employees receiving pink slips last week as just the latest casualties.