Steven Spielberg Talks Artificial Intelligence with Stephen Colbert

In this bonus scene from Stephen Colbert’s interview with the director of “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg says one thing artificial intelligence can’t replicate is the human soul. “The soul is unimaginable and is ineffable, the soul. And it cannot be created by any algorithm, it is just something that exists in all of us.”

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[PatrickAshe]

AI is the most underrated of Spielberg's films.

[HORNGEN]

Started out so positive "I love it" and then proceeded to absolutely nothing positive.

[NicholasWingComposer]

Steven Spielberg is an artistic genius, a philosopher and a conscientious teacher of mankind.

[SkGrom]

My favorite film by Spielberg. A.i. is a profound exploration on this very question. It is a deeply moving and humanistic look into our possible future.

[hongquiao]

1:10 I love how that Jurassic Park reference sailed right past Spielberg's head. 😄

[wendydarling]

I never sobbed harder at a movie than I did with A.I. That was unexpected.

[samuelbarber]

1:19 I love that little smirk on his face. He knows what he’s doing.

[embecker]

AI is one of the most brilliant and incisive science fiction films, ever. Haunts me to this day. A beautiful combination of Spielberg’s and Kubrick’s genius.

[bingewatcherfanatic]

There's a theory that the boy in the film is the boy on the moon of the dreamworks logo...

[josephmora]

I don’t think Spielberg caught that Jurassic Park quote 😂

[NathanLorenzana]

I like his position, because as an artist myself, I can see how my ideas are much faster to materialize than before. But, humanity consuming "art" created by an autonomous machine, that is scary.

[AndorranStairway]

Lol Steven didn't respond to that Jurassic Park quote. Wonder if he got preoccupied with the question and didn't notice

[henryivan]

Wow, Spielberg went deeper with his answer and placed more emphasis on the actual computer than the A.I. art itself. His movie A.I. is great and the ending is disturbing and semisweet.

[JamesCraigWhoop]

Absolutely fantastic interview. Spielberg didn't catch the JP ref so that's likely not one his revisits. A.I. was a great film when you think about it.

[JamesVigue]

I havent seen AI in something like 20 years but the image of the of the bear sitting beside the kid at the end still makes me cry. I'm 40 year old mechanic, but all I want to do when I think of the ending is pick up the bear and give him a hug and a new home.

[Anonymous]

1:14 Colbert quoting Spielberg and Creighton’s Jurassic Park to pose a query about the scenario of Michael Crichton’s Westworld

[blakepatterson]

In my opinion, A.I. is Spielberg’s greatest achievement.

[lisa]

One of the greatest interviews ever! Thank you!

[particles]

When AI interacts with our worst people they will do the same as us and blanket judge entire swathes of people. True AI should not be connected to the internet or have WiFi or bluetooth. USB only for updates. We could make Skynet a self fulfilling prophesy.

[HerleifJarle]

This show really does tackle some of the most recent news. Even getting to the point of relating AI with Steven Spieberg because of sci-fi. Nice to hear Steven also likes the idea of using image generators like Bluewillow in movies.