With the fifth and final season of Hacks taking on Hollywood once again, Hannah Einbinder has some thoughts about the role artificial intelligence plays in the industry.
The 4x Golden Globe nominee recently slammed generative AI creators as “losers” who are “trying to rob real creatives” as she tore into the tech trend that continues to divide Hollywood during a press conference for the HBO Max show.
“The people who make this stuff are losers,” she declared, according to SlashFilm. “They’re not artists. They’re not creative. And they’ve wanted their whole lives to be special. And they’re not special.”
Einbinder added, “They’re trying to rob real creative people of our gifts. And you can’t. And even if you try, you will never be cool. You guys suck. No one likes you. Anyone who’s near you is because they crave power and access over any ethical standard. You are a loser. You will never be cool. And you probably had a rolly backpack in high school. I wanna put your head in the toilet and flush.”
Jen Statsky, who co-created the series with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello, agreed that in attempting to make the creative process “easier” with AI, creatives will suffer while execs continue to profit.
Jean Smart as Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels in ‘Hacks’ Season 5.
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“I wish that I believed that it was in better hands, but I don’t,” said Statsky. “And until there’s guardrails put on, until there is some stoppage mechanism to make sure that we are protecting the humanity both in art and people’s livelihoods, it ain’t good.”
Season 5 of Hacks premieres April 9 on HBO Max, reuniting Einbinder’s Ava Daniels with comedy icon Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who plans to sell out Madison Square Garden with her first stand-up show after being legally barred from performing over breaking her late-night contract.