Nicolas Cage warns Hollywood actors that AI ‘wants to take your instrument’ [Video]

Nicolas Cage continues to share his fears about artificial intelligence in Hollywood.

At the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, the actor gave a speech ahead of his Icon Award reception during the Honors Brunch where he emphasized the need to control your own image and performance as AI rises in popularity with studios.

“There is a new technology in town. It’s a technology that I didn’t have to contend with for 42 years until recently. But these 10 young actors, this generation, most certainly will be, and they are calling it ‘EBDR.’ This technology wants to take your instrument. We are the instruments as film actors. We are not hiding behind guitars and drums,” Cage said, per Deadline.

EBDR stands for “employment-based digital replica,” one of two digital replicas allowed following the deal settled by the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA …