Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in “The Brutalist” after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' Hungarian dialect and to create certain images in the film’s ending.

"Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own," says Corbet, after details emerged on how AI technology was used in the editing of the actors' scenes spoken in Hungarian.

"The Brutalist" filmmaker Brady Corbet responded Monday to mounting backlash to his film's use of artificial intelligence in post-production, arguing that stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' performances "are completely their own,

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A24 The Brady Corbet-directed awards contender The Brutalist is causing a stir after the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed artificial intelligence was used to enhance the performances of the film’s stars,

After news about The Brutalist's use of AI tools, director Brady Corbet issued a statement to explain the polarizing decision. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Tech from Ukrainian AI specialist Respeecher was used to tweak Hungarian pronunciation, Dávid Jancsó told Red Shark News. "It is controversial in the industry to talk about AI, but it shouldn’t be."

Here’s everything to know about the use of AI in The Brutalist, including how director Brady Corbet has responded. The Brutalist used AI tools to zhuzh the Hungarian of stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones,