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Tye Sheridan hasn\u2019t kept his interest in AI under wraps at all. He was one of the first in Hollywood to explore the possibilities when he and Nikola Todorovic cofounded AI tech company Wonder Dynamics way back in 2016. At the time, Sheridan, known for his work in sci-fi films like Ready Player One<\/a> and the X-Men franchise, was telling agents, managers, and anyone else in Hollywood who\u2019d listen that they should educate themselves about AI. \u201cIt\u2019s coming. It\u2019s going to be a big part of our industry,\u201d he remembers saying. \u201cAnd some people would kind of laugh because they thought it sounded so science fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n It was after ChatGPT launched in 2022 that Hollywood (and the rest of society) realized the possibilities. By 2023, Sheridan and Todorovic launched Wonder Studio, an AI tool for animating, lighting, and composing CG characters in a live-action scene. They\u2019ve been intentional about using AI in an additive way, not to replace creative talent like actors. \u201cWe spend a lot of time working on staying on the good side of AI,\u201d says Todorovic. \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie, it wasn\u2019t easy to stay on that side because you\u2019re always tempted.\u201d<\/p>\n For Sheridan, it\u2019s the nuance of AI that has been lost in the conversation up until this point. But as more filmmakers openly talk about the specific ways they\u2019re using AI, it\u2019s making a difference. \u201cThere\u2019s so many different models, so many different AI solutions\u2014it\u2019s like saying the internet is bad or the internet is good,\u201d he says. \u201cYou have all these different tools within the AI ecosystem, some of which are inherently more detrimental to artists and some of which actually really help them out in a lot of ways.\u201d<\/p>\n Like Affleck, Sheridan could be key in turning the tides in this space because he\u2019s also an actor. At this point, some of the greatest resistance to this technology is coming from this group. According to several sources, many actors are still refusing to sign on to AI projects even if they are interested because of the fear of the blowback they would receive from the acting community.<\/p>\n