# David Ellison says AI could be the ‘biggest creative unlock in modern history’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/david-ellison-says-ai-could-be-the-biggest-creative-unlock-in-modern-history/
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:13:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T05:19:18+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1030510/paramount-skydance-david-ellison-ai
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Entertainment, Film, Technology

## Key points

- Ellison sees AI as a major creative opportunity for filmmaking.
- He says AI could help lower production costs and support riskier projects.
- He describes AI as a tool for artists, not a replacement.

## Summary

No new development is specified in the added coverage: Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison reiterated that AI could reshape filmmaking more than CGI did. He said the technology could make production cheaper and help studios take greater risks on original stories.

Ellison compared AI’s potential with the arrival of CGI and digital composites in the early 1990s, which helped make films such as *Jurassic Park* and *Terminator 2*. He said *Terminator* cost $4 million to make, while recreating it shot for shot today would cost $60 million to $70 million. Paramount Skydance is developing its own AI tools, which Ellison said could speed up work; he also argued that premium intellectual property, live events and hand-crafted storytelling would retain value.

## Coverage

- [The Verge: David Ellison says AI could be the ‘biggest creative unlock in modern history’](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1030510/paramount-skydance-david-ellison-ai)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: David Ellison Is Very Bullish On AI’s Creative Potential](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/david-ellison-bullish-on-ai-creative-potential-1236751250/)

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