{"id":2444966,"date":"2026-06-04T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2444966"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:00:19","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-criticizes-ghost-costar-demi-moores-remarks-on-ai-i-dont-like-being-pushed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whoopi-goldberg-criticizes-ghost-costar-demi-moores-remarks-on-ai-i-dont-like-being-pushed\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg criticizes \u201cGhost\u201d costar Demi Moore&#8217;s remarks on AI: &#8216;I don&#8217;t like being pushed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whoopi Goldberg criticized her <em>Ghost<\/em> costar Demi Moore&#8217;s recent remarks about AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> played a clip that highlighted Moore&#8217;s divisive comments about AI at Cannes, alongside other footage of Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t like being pushed,&#8221; Goldberg said at the Hot Topics table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Artificial intelligence? You&#8217;re in danger, girl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From her post at the head of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The View;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The View&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s Hot Topics table, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Whoopi Goldberg;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Whoopi Goldberg&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> has criticized a recent wave of celebrities who&#8217;ve urged others to embrace the rise of AI \u2014 including her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ghost\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ghost;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ghost&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Ghost<\/em><\/a> costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/demi-moore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Demi Moore;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Demi Moore&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Demi Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the daytime talk show played Thursday morning a clip of several stars urging others to embrace understanding AI \u2014 including Moore, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/reese-witherspoon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Reese Witherspoon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reese Witherspoon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reese Witherspoon<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jennifer-aniston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jennifer Aniston;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Aniston&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jennifer Aniston<\/a> \u2014 Goldberg staunchly stood against anyone pushing others to endorse AI if they&#8217;re not ready to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg summarized the topic with help from a new article in <em>The Cut<\/em>, which she said included a &#8220;warning against the way prominent female entrepreneurs and entertainers are urging women to embrace the new technology,&#8221; before playing a clip of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/demi-moore-urges-hollywood-against-resisting-ai-11972440\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Moore saying at Cannes in May;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Moore saying at Cannes in May&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Moore saying at Cannes in May<\/a> that &#8220;to fight [AI] is, in a sense, to fight something that is a battle that we will lose&#8221; in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Whoopi Goldberg and Demi Moore in &#8216;Ghost&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Paramount\/ Everett<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The EGOT winner \u2014 who scored her Oscar for her role opposite Moore in the 1990 hit <em>Ghost<\/em> \u2014 confirmed that she doesn&#8217;t use AI at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I go out and I talk to people, and I do stuff that I understand. I understand when something comes in like a car and a horseless carriage. It&#8217;s great and it isn&#8217;t great,&#8221; the 70-year-old said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want anybody telling me that I have to lean in to keep up with her. I need what I need, and I&#8217;m going to find the way that I need to get in there. This rush to push? I don&#8217;t like being pushed the way I feel like I&#8217;m being pushed, because people want us to get on top of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg maintained that, &#8220;You should&#8217;ve pushed me two years ago when you first started really looking at it and realizing this was something I needed to do. So, in my own time, I will get to it. It&#8217;s great for us, and it&#8217;s not great for us. It&#8217;s like the internet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Moore&#8217;s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg&#8217;s criticism came over a year after the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/oscars-2025-ghost-reunion-whoopi-goldberg-demi-moore-11689210\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ghost stars reunited at the 2025 Oscars;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ghost stars reunited at the 2025 Oscars&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Ghost<\/em> stars reunited at the 2025 Oscars<\/a>, where Moore was lauded with her first Best Actress nomination for her critically celebrated turn in the body-horror hit <em>The Substance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier in <em>The View<\/em> discussion, cohost and legal expert <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sunny-hostin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sunny Hostin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sunny Hostin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sunny Hostin<\/a> said she&#8217;s a hardcore AI user, and joked that she has her &#8220;Ph. D in ChatGPT&#8221; and that her &#8220;therapist&#8221; and &#8220;marital counselor&#8221; is ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think AI is a learning technology, and it is as stupid as it will ever be right now, so now is the time to get on board and learn how to use it,&#8221; Hostin, 57, said, though 63-year-old guest cohost and tech journalist Kara Swisher pushed back, telling her that &#8220;men are making all the rules about it&#8221; and to be cautious as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg has long warned <em>The View<\/em> audience about AI, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/whoopi-goldberg-warns-alexa-ai-apocalypse-i-dont-want-her-in-the-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:including when she warned viewers about the Amazon Alexa device during a 2023 live show;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;including when she warned viewers about the Amazon Alexa device during a 2023 live show&quot;}\" class=\"link \">including when she warned viewers about the Amazon Alexa device during a 2023 live show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg speaks about AI on 'The View'Credit: ABC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/G3FGPEM5She8BIYcljEslg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/799f7af3373db8ceb4b3fa55559b3db5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Whoopi Goldberg speaks about AI on &#8216;The View&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You know she is listening. I don&#8217;t want her in the house,&#8221; Goldberg said at the time. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want anything that is smart enough to lock me out of my house, I don&#8217;t want anything that won&#8217;t let me drive my car. When you watch science fiction, it&#8217;s right there. They tell you: this is the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other stars have also weighed in on the rise of AI, including Sandra Bullock, who recently said that Hollywood will eventually \u201chave to lean into\u201d AI in a series of comments that drew criticism from many, with singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dionne-warwick-mocks-ai-advocates-11953913\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dionne Warwick eventually mocking Bullock's words in a social media post.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dionne Warwick eventually mocking Bullock'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dionne Warwick eventually mocking Bullock&#8217;s words in a social media post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some sects of the entertainment industry have tackled AI head-on, including the aforementioned Aniston&#8217;s <em>Friends<\/em> costar Lisa Kudrow, whose third and final season of the HBO comedy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-comeback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Comeback;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Comeback&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Comeback<\/em><\/a> entirely revolved around a story about the dangers of AI writing an entire sitcom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View <\/em>airs weekdays on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-criticizes-ghost-costar-demi-moore-stance-ai-11990885\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Whoopi Goldberg criticized her Ghost costar Demi Moore&#8217;s recent remarks about AI. The View played a clip that highlighted Moore&#8217;s divisive comments about AI at Cannes, alongside other footage of Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. &#8220;I don&#8217;t like being pushed,&#8221; Goldberg said at the Hot Topics table. Artificial intelligence? You&#8217;re in danger, girl. 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