# Boots Riley Criticizes Martin Scorsese's Advisory Role at AI Firm Black Forest Labs

_General · published 2026-06-09_

Director Boots Riley publicly challenged Martin Scorsese's decision to join AI image-generation company Black Forest Labs as an advisor, speculating on social media that Scorsese accepted the role for financial reasons and is unconcerned about the technology's long-term viability. Riley framed his criticism not as an objection to Scorsese personally using AI tools, but to the legendary filmmaker lending his name and influence to push the broader film industry toward adoption. "1 Trillion spent on generative AI & it's not saving anyone or changing film yet," Riley wrote on X.

Scorsese announced his advisory role earlier this week, stating he intends to use Black Forest Labs' tools to visualize storyboards and communicate more efficiently with his production designer, art director, and cinematographer. The announcement drew immediate backlash from Riley, who argued that cinema's creative limitations have never stemmed from a lack of tools.

## Sources
- [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/boots-riley-martin-scorsese-gang-of-money-ai-1236766349/?shem=dsdf%2Csharefoc%2Cagadiscoversdl%2C%2Csh%2Fx%2Fdiscover%2Fm1%2F4)
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