Claire Foy Slams AI in Filmmaking, Says She Has No Interest in AI-Created Art

As artificial intelligence continues to stir anxiety across Hollywood, Claire Foy has made her position clear: she wants no part of it.

The actress, best known for her work on stage and screen, spoke out during a recent profile with The Times while promoting her role in the upcoming film adaptation of H Is for Hawk.

The movie is based on Helen MacDonald’s memoir about coping with the sudden death of her father by training and caring for a goshawk. When the interviewer suggested that future films like this could one day use an AI-generated hawk instead of a real one, Foy dismissed the idea bluntly.

“It would be shit,” she said.

Foy also expressed concern about what AI could mean for young actors trying to break into the industry. She described the shrinking number of real opportunities for new talent as “very sad” and made it clear she has no interest in AI-created stories.

“I have no interest in watching or reading anything by AI,” she said.

The two-time Emmy winner, who also starred in the Oscar-nominated drama Women Talking, was asked whether she worries about becoming obsolete as technology advances. Her answer shifted responsibility to audiences and future creators.

“That only happens if there’s an appetite for it,” Foy explained, referring to AI-generated entertainment. “If the younger generation says this is just the world we live in.”

Still, she made her disappointment clear about that possibility.

“I’ll be very disappointed in my fellow humans if that happens,” Foy said. “If they want to watch glorified animation.”

Her comments add to a growing chorus of actors and creatives pushing back against AI’s expanding role in filmmaking, as debates continue over creativity, authenticity, and the future of human-made art.