Andy Serkis is using AI for his upcoming *Lord of the Rings* movie, *The Hunt for Gollum*, and is being open with fans about it. Serkis told *Variety*, “If we teach AI well, then it can help us across many industries,” but noted that AI cannot currently replicate the “authored performance” of motion capture. Regarding the film’s use of AI, Serkis stated, “Not at present, other than some of the de-aging. There’s a little bit of de-aging for some of the characters and machine learning is part of the process.” He also continues to advocate for the Academy to recognize motion capture as part of the acting categories, saying, “I’ve never seen performance capture as anything other than an actor’s performance.”