'Elvis' Director Baz Luhrmann Doesn't Think AI Will Conquer Movies

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. The Australian writer, director, and producer is known for his flashy, hyper-realistic style, and on this particular New York night he's in a sparse, brightly lit former taxi warehouse in Chelsea, talking to a robot. The bot's name is Ai-Da; she's a painter powered by artificial intelligence. Before Luhrmann took the stage next to her, she was doing a watercolor while people gawked and took photos. "Did you see Elvis, Ai-Da?" he asked.