George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of horses
Software AI George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of horses: 'There's nothing you can do about it… it's the future' News By Joshua Wolens Published 14 July 2026 Not sure about that one, George. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. It's, ah, well it's not great.In a chat with A Rabbit's Foot (via Kotaku), Lucas alighted on the topic of other directors' hostility to new (for a certain definition of 'new') tech.
- ▪Software AI George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of horses: 'There's nothing you can do about it… it's the future' News By Joshua Wolens Published 14 July 2026 Not sure about that one, George.
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- ▪It's, ah, well it's not great.In a chat with A Rabbit's Foot (via Kotaku), Lucas alighted on the topic of other directors' hostility to new (for a certain definition of 'new') tech.
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Software AI George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of horses: 'There's nothing you can do about it… it's the future' News By Joshua Wolens Published 14 July 2026 Not sure about that one, George. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Just over a year after Lucasfilm, the production company bearing his name, declared creative bankruptcy with a risible display of AI-generated 'aliens,' George Lucas has offered his take on the tech.
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