Seth Rogen isn’t holding back on his feelings about artificial intelligence in Hollywood. The actor and filmmaker unleashed a sharp critique of writers turning to AI for scripts during an interview at the Cannes Film Festival, where he was promoting his latest animated project.
“If your first instinct is to use AI to write your script, you shouldn’t be a writer,” Rogen said bluntly. He argued that leaning on these tools defeats the entire purpose of the craft, questioning what AI is even meant to accomplish in a creative field.
For Rogen, the issue goes deeper than just the technology itself. He’s skeptical of the quality coming out of AI-generated content, noting that the material often looks weak or poorly executed. More importantly, he challenged the fundamental premise that writers should want to avoid the actual work of writing.
“I genuinely enjoy writing,” Rogen explained, emphasizing that the creative process itself is what appeals to him—not a shortcut around it. A tool designed to help him write less, he said, simply isn’t attractive to him.
The comments from the The Studio creator add fuel to an increasingly heated debate in the entertainment industry about where AI belongs—and whether it belongs at all—in the filmmaking process. As studios grapple with how to integrate these emerging technologies, Rogen’s stance reflects growing concerns among creative professionals about the impact on the craft.
Rather than embracing AI as a writing aid, Rogen’s message is simple: if you don’t want to do the work, pick a different career. His remarks underscore a deeper conversation happening in Hollywood about protecting the integrity of screenwriting in an age of rapid technological change.
