Paramount Skydance’s CEO compared AI to CGI, but said it ‘will never be a replacement’ for artists.
Paramount Skydance’s CEO compared AI to CGI, but said it ‘will never be a replacement’ for artists.
by Stevie Bonifield
Nov 10, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC
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Stevie Bonifield
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During Paramount Skydance’s latest earnings call, CEO David Ellison said “it’s hard to imagine” AI won’t have a bigger impact on the film industry than CGI. In response to a question about the company’s outlook for AI, Ellison said:
“I think when you zoom out and look at production, AI really has the potential to be the biggest creative unlock in modern history. The last time we saw anything close to this was really the, you know, advent of CGI and digital composites in the early 90s. That technology gave birth to amazing stories like Jurassic Park and Terminator 2,
