Tom Cruise Says AI Is ‘Coming and It’s Going to Happen,’ but ‘People Want to See Real Things’: ‘Keep Creating’

During a BAFTA Life in Pictures conversation in London, Tom Cruise acknowledged that AI is inevitable and will happen. Despite this technological shift, the actor expressed confidence that audiences will always prefer seeing real things and human-made art on screen. Reflecting on his four-decade career, including roles in Top Gun and Jerry Maguire, Cruise encouraged creators to keep creating, asserting that the human element remains essential to the cinematic experience and the film industry's future.