Demi Moore at Cannes says Hollywood must “find ways” to work with AI and “to fight it is a battle we will lose…”
“There really isn’t anything to fear because what it can never replace is what true art comes from, which is not the physical. It comes from the soul. It comes… pic.twitter.com/DTCguufQjD
— Variety (@Variety) May 12, 2026
Following in the footsteps of Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock and Kerry Washington comes Demi Moore to tell Hollywood to stop resisting AI.
“I think the reality is that to resist… I always feel that against-ness breeds against-ness,” Moore, a 2026 Cannes competition jury member, said. “AI is here. So, to fight it is to fight something that is a battle that we will lose. To find ways in which we can work with it, I think, is a more valuable path to take.”
She continued, adding another part to her answer in response to a question about whether or not the industry is doing enough to protect artists in Hollywood. “I don’t know the answer to that,” Moore admitted. “And so my inclination would be to say, probably not.”
Moore elaborated on her stance on AI in the film industry, calling out “beautiful aspects of being able to utilize it,” but noting that “the truth is there really isn’t anything to fear because what it can never replace is what true art comes from which is not the physical, it comes from the soul.”
“It comes from the spirit of each and every one of us sitting here. To each and every one of us that creates every day. And that they can never recreate through something that’s technical,” she added.
Cannes jury member Demi Moore says we need to “find ways” to work with AI:
“Against-ness breeds against-ness. AI is here. So to fight it is to fight a battle that we will lose. So to find ways that we can work with it is a valuable path that we can take.” pic.twitter.com/dCPrL1PgRS
— Variety (@Variety) May 12, 2026
