Spike Lee Says He ‘Didn’t Even Know’ What AI Was Until Steven Spielberg’s Film: ‘He Had a Crystal Ball on That’

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Spike Lee Says He ‘Didn’t Even Know’ What AI Was Until Steven Spielberg’s Film: ‘He Had a Crystal Ball on That’

Spike Lee credits Steven Spielberg for having a “crystal ball” when it comes to the dangers of artificial intelligence. During an interview alongside actor Giancarlo Esposito for The Hollywood Reporter, Lee pointed to Spielberg’s 2001 film “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.” Stanley Kubrick had been developing the sci-fi feature for two decades before Spielberg took over writing and directing after Kubrick’s death. According to Lee, Spielberg’s fi…