Seth Rogen Says If You Use AI to Write Scripts, Then 'You Shouldn't Be a Writer': 'Go Do Something Else'

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From Variety, 5/16/26:

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/seth-rogen-ai-write-scripts-shouldnt-be-a-writer-cannes-1236751083/

Seth Rogen told Brut at the Cannes Film Festival that if you use AI to write your stories or scripts, then you “shouldn’t be a writer.”

“I don’t understand what it’s supposed to do,” Rogen said when asked about AI in filmmaking. “Every time I see a video on Instagram that’s like, ‘Hollywood is cooked,’ what follows is the most stupid dog shit I’ve ever seen in my life. And if your instinct is to use AI and not go through that process. You shouldn’t be a writer. Because you’re not writing.”

He continued, “Go do something else. And if you don’t want to go through the process, you shouldn’t be a writer. The idea of a tool that makes me write less is not appealing to me, because I like writing.”

Rogen is at Cannes to promote his new animated film “Tangles,” which follows a young woman as she grapples with her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. When the interviewer commented that she was happy there was no AI used in the film, Rogen said, “Not at all. It’s hand-drawn animation. Every frame has a human touch to it, which is great.”

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Bravo!!!

[Haggard Celine]

1. But Seth, somebody has to write those Hallmark movies.

[Joinfortmill]

2. I write mystery books and self publish them.

Fiction writing is an art, a calling, sacred to most writers. When you write, you enter the land of your imagination and tell a tale that unfolds in the world of your mind.

I'm sure AI has some very beneficial uses. I don't view fiction writing as one of them.

[anciano]

3. Totally agree that fiction writing should indeed be original work.....

When used appropriately and responsibly, I have found AI to be a very useful and efficient tool for obtaining information and evaluating ideas for my own personal use in daily life.

[Johonny]

4. It pisses me off when Amazon lets a review

Stand that accuse you of using Ai. Fuck I crank those bad mystery books out myself. I don't use Ai to write. Popping out a book isn't that hard that I need it, but everyone assumes self-published meand Ai slop these days. It is frustrating.