Hideo Kojima Is Getting Backlash For AI Generated Short Film
Hideo Kojima faced backlash for his involvement in a generative AI short film that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, sparking controversy online.
- Incident date
- May 2026
- Target
- Hideo Kojima
A short film featuring Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn, built as an experiment to understand the possibilities of generative AI technology, has drawn criticism. The film debuted at the 79th Cannes Film Festival by Prada and promotes an upcoming event in New York City.
What happened
The six-minute film depicts Kojima and Winding Refn crash landing on a hostile planet. The online reaction to the film has been harsh, with some criticizing Kojima for his involvement with generative AI. The backlash stems from concerns about the technology's use of copyrighted material and its environmental impact. The film experiment was meant to reflect that Kojima and Winding Refn “have shared the feeling that we were somehow split from the same consciousness moving through different lives while orbiting the same obsessions”.