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## Martin Scorsese – AI Storyboarding Adoption & Black Forest Labs Advisory Role (2026) ### Overview Film director Martin Scorsese has reportedly begun using AI tools to storyboard movies and has become an advisor to AI image generation company Black Forest Labs (ChatGPT Is Eating the World, June 2026). ### Key Details - **AI use:** Scorsese reportedly uses AI for movie storyboarding (ChatGPT Is Eating the World, June 2026) - **Advisory role:** Scorsese has reportedly become an advisor to Black Forest Labs, an AI image generation company (ChatGPT Is Eating the World, June 2026) - **Black Forest Labs:** The company is known for the FLUX image generation model family, considered a leading open-weight alternative to Midjourney and DALL-E ### Strategic Significance Scorsese's adoption and endorsement is significant for several reasons: - **Hollywood legitimization:** Scorsese is among the most critically respected directors alive; his adoption of AI tools signals a cultural turning point in Hollywood's fraught relationship with generative AI - **Contrast with guild opposition:** The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 were substantially driven by AI concerns; a director of Scorsese's stature publicly embracing AI tools creates tension with ongoing union negotiations over AI use in production - **Black Forest Labs profile:** Elevates Black Forest Labs as a Hollywood-adjacent enterprise, potentially accelerating its commercial and partnership opportunities - **Storyboarding as entry point:** Storyboarding is a pre-production, non-union function — a strategically chosen entry point that sidesteps direct conflict with actor and writer guild agreements ### Legal Watch - Copyright implications of AI-generated storyboard frames (authorship, work-for-hire) - Union agreement compliance: Whether AI-assisted storyboarding triggers any WGA/IATSE notification or consent obligations - Black Forest Labs' IP position on FLUX model training data