Tom Cruise addressed artificial intelligence in filmmaking at a BAFTA Life in Pictures event in London on Monday, saying AI will become more common while insisting audiences still crave human made entertainment. The actor spoke during a six minute answer about his career and upcoming movie Digger. Asked by moderator Edith Bowman how AI could reshape movies, Tom Cruise argued that technology cannot replace the emotional pull of real performers and real creative choices. “There is nothing like human,” Cruise said, before acknowledging that wider AI use in filmmaking “is coming, and it’s going to happen.” Does Hollywood Still Want the Real Thing? Tom Cruise has built much of his movie brand around physical spectacle, from the flight sequences in Top Gun: Maverick to the increasingly dangerous stunts in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Top Gun: Maverick became a major post pandemic theatrical success, while Cruise’s practical stunt work helped turn each new Mission: Impossible installment into an event. The Mission: Impossible films also made AI part of the franchise’s own mythology, with a rogue artificial intelligence serving as the central threat in the final two movies. Still, Cruise told the BAFTA audience that people want an in person theater experience and added, “I always believe in humanity.” Digger is scheduled to arrive in theaters on October 2.