Published on
24/06/2026 - 13:20 GMT+2
Every major technological revolution brings unpredictable consequences that are hard to absorb, often when it is already too late to act. In the case of unstoppable artificial intelligence, the debate among artists no longer revolves around whether it should exist or be used, but around how to protect themselves from it.
Javier Bardem has publicly voiced his rejection of this technology on several occasions because of what the actor describes as its vast ability to manipulate reality. He has therefore joined forces with Cate Blanchett and other Hollywood stars, including Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Helen Mirren, Kristen Stewart, George Clooney, Viola Davis and Tom Hanks, in a new online tool where any artist can register their level of consent for their face, voice, movements or even ideas to be transformed through AI.
The platform, of which Blanchett is a co-founder alongside Nikki Hexum, Doug Leeds and Eckart Walther, is called rslmedia.org and acts as a human consent identifier.
