It's always a pleasure to listen to Spike Lee talk about his films. And that's why I was so excited he has a new one that debuts on AppleTV today, Highest 2 Lowest.It's a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 classic High and Low, and it's clear from the jump that this is a project Spike is passionate about. He spoke to USA Today about the movie and its moral centers.One quote that stood out to me was about AI in the movie and in real life.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comSpike Lee's View on AI and the World For those of you who don't know, Highest 2 Lowest is a tense thriller about a wealthy executive whose life is turned upside down when his son is kidnapped. But in a crazy twist, it turns out the kidnappers grabbed the wrong kid – they snatched his chauffeur's son instead.The executive is then faced with a moral dilemma: does he pay the ransom to save the life of a boy who isn't his, or does he protect his own fortune?Spike Lee brings a very fresh perspective to this story, and his auteur sensibilities are all over the screen.In the movie, we hear that the record exec, played by Denzel Washington, is dealing with something everyone in Hollywood is dealing with right now: AI.While in the interview, Lee doesn't go on about that — he quotes his own movie saying, “AI has no music, no soul. It's not human. No heartbeat.”Lee goes on to...
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