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R-AI-ging Bull: Why are people upset with Martin Scorsese?

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 1634 words · By David Mouriquand
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Martin Scorsese is at the heart of the ever-growing debate regarding the rise of AI in Hollywood.

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What happened

Martin Scorsese is at the heart of the ever-growing debate regarding the rise of AI in Hollywood.

Why it matters

The director of 'Taxi Driver' and 'Wolf of Wall Street' has endorsed an AI tool which he has described as "creatively freeing" in the pre-production process.

Common ground

The 83-year-old filmmaker behind classics like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed and Killers of the Flower Moon, is cinematic royalty.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/04/r-ai-ging-bull-backlash-against-mart…

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cannes Film Festival’s marketplace debuted a 95-minute AI-generated action film titled Hell Grind”
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Claim 2: “Scorsese he has embraced new technologies before, specifically 3D for Hugo and de-aging tools for The Irishman.”
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Variety and other reports cite Scorsese explicitly mentioning his use of 3D for 'Hugo' and de-aging for 'The Irishman' as precedents for his use of AI.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... He pointed out that he had used 3D in 2011 film Hugo and de-ageing technology for 2019's The Irishman, and said AI could now help him to ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7942qzr22vo
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... I utilized 3D with 'Hugo' and de-aging technology for 'The Irishman.' Now, with this tool, I can share what I'm visualizing more clearly and ...
https://www.facebook.com/Variety/photos/martin-scorsese-is-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... “I utilized 3D with 'Hugo' and de-aging technology for 'The Irishman.' Now, with this tool, I can share what I'm visualizing more clearly ...
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/martin-scorsese-supports-…
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Claim 3: “Steven Soderbergh has used it to create visual scenes in his recent documentary about John Lennon, John Lennon: The Last Interview.”
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Claim 4: “James Cameron joined the board of Stability AI in 2024”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the claim that James Cameron joined the board of Stability AI in 2024.
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Claim 5: “SAG-AFTRA... stated earlier this year: “SAG-AFTRA believes creativity is, and should remain, human-centered."”
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Claim 6: “Darren Aronofsky's studio has used AI to recreate the American Revolution in a series of short films”
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Claim 7: “The 83-year-old filmmaker behind classics like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Departed and Killers of the Flower Moon”
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Wikipedia confirms Martin Scorsese was born November 17, 1942 (making him 83 as of 2025/2026) and his filmography includes the listed classics.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Charles Scorsese ( skor-SESS-ee; Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Anthony De Niro ( də NEER-roh; Italian: [de ˈniːro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, film producer, and restaurateur. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silence is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō, marking the third filmed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence_(2016_film)
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Claim 8: “The director of 'Taxi Driver' and 'Wolf of Wall Street' has endorsed an AI tool which he has described as "creatively freeing" in the pre-production process.”
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Multiple independent sources (The New York Times, Euronews, and Instagram/social reports) confirm Scorsese endorsed an AI tool and described it as 'creatively freeing' in pre-production.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flux (also known as FLUX.1 and FLUX.2) is a text-to-image model developed by Black Forest Labs (BFL), based in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Black Forest Labs was founded by former employees of Stabi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_(text-to-image_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Charles Scorsese ( skor-SESS-ee; Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — What Happens at Night is an upcoming Gothic psychological horror film directed by Martin Scorsese and adapted by Patrick Marber from the 2020 novel by Peter Cameron. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Happens_at_Night
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Claim 9: “During a press conference at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival, Scorsese even reminded attendees how relatively young cinema is as a medium.”
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Web results confirm Scorsese's presence and speaking engagements at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale), where he discussed cinema as a medium.
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web search NEUTRAL — His directorial debut, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), was accepted into the Chicago Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s, Scorsese's films, much ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 21, 2024 ... The Berlinale is proud to present this year's Honorary Golden Bear to a filmmaker who's constantly pushed the medium toward uncharted paths.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ViCLUOYW4
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 20, 2024 ... “Maybe, similar kids around the world might see a film and be affected by it; they might not make films or anything, but it could change their ...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/martin-s…
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Claim 10: “Karla Ortiz, who worked in the art department on several Marvel films including Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther and Doctor Strange”
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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference from BBC News.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Karla Ortiz, who worked in the art department on films including Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther and Doctor Strange
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7942qzr22vo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 11: “he’s even game to be on Charli XCX’s new album cover.”
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Multiple sources confirm Scorsese appears on the cover of Charli XCX's upcoming album 'Music, Fashion, Film' alongside John Cale and Marc Jacobs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — British singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums (or seven including her limited-circulation debut 14), four mixtapes, three extended plays, one live album, two soundtrack albums, one remix al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charli_XCX_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "House" is a song by British singer Charli XCX, featuring Welsh musician John Cale. It was released on 10 November 2025 through Atlantic Records as the lead single from her soundtrack album, Wuthering…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(Charli_XCX_song)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Music, Fashion, Film is the upcoming seventh studio album by the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX, scheduled to be released on 24 July 2026 and distributed through music company Atlantic Recor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music,_Fashion,_Film
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Claim 12: “Kane Parsons, the YouTuber-turned-filmmaker whose film Backrooms is one of 2026’s runaway hits.”
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Claim 13: “his voice cameo in this year's The Mandalorian And Grogu was one of the best things about the new Star Wars film”
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Multiple web sources confirm Scorsese has a voice cameo in 'The Mandalorian & Grogu', specifically voicing a character named Hugo Durant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mandalorian, an American space Western television series set in the Star Wars universe created by Jon Favreau and released on Disney+, features an extensive cast of characters. Since the show's de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Mandalorian_charac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Scorsese (born 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian whose career spans more than fifty years. To date, Scorsese has directed twenty-six feature …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese_filmography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (titled The Mandalorian and Grogu on-screen) is a 2026 American science fiction film directed by Jon Favreau, who co-wrote the film with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian_and_Grogu
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Claim 14: “The Oscar-winner was announced as an “advisor” for the German-based company - specifically regarding the use of its FLUX image generation program.”
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Multiple sources, including a direct statement from Black Forest Labs and The New York Times, confirm his role as an advisor for the FLUX image generation program.
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web search NEUTRAL — Martin Scorsese has spent six decades bringing stories to life. Now, he's helping us shape visual intelligence as an advisor at Black Forest Labs.
https://bfl.ai/martin-scorsese-bfl-advisor
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Martin Scorsese is an advisor to Black Forest Labs. "There's always been this problem of how do you communicate what you see in your head to ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bflai_martin-scorsese-is-an-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Rombach helped develop Stability's popular image generator, Stable Diffusion. Black Forest Labs focuses on open A.I. models called FLUX, which ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/business/media/martin-sco…
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Claim 15: “His next project, What Happens At Night, the upcoming adaptation of Patrick Marber’s 2020 novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Mads Mikkelsen”
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Claim 16: “Scorsese has spoken about using AI for filmmaking and has publicly endorsed tech company Black Forest Labs.”
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The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and other reports confirm Scorsese's public endorsement of Black Forest Labs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flux (also known as FLUX.1 and FLUX.2) is a text-to-image model developed by Black Forest Labs (BFL), based in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Black Forest Labs was founded by former employees of Stabi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_(text-to-image_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Charles Scorsese ( skor-SESS-ee; Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director and producer. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Corman
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Claim 17: “the Tribeca Film Festival will premiere the 75-minute AI-generated docudrama Dreams Of Violets next week (10 June).”
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