Demi Moore sparks 'fascist propaganda' backlash at Cannes after telling Hollywood to stop fighting AI

The actress sparked immediate backlash online after urging the entertainment industry to stop "fighting" AI and instead learn to work alongside it.

The remarks ignited outrage across social media, where critics accused the Hollywood veteran of effectively surrendering the future of film-making to Silicon Valley and corporate tech interests.

"Demi Moore having the gall to speak this fascist propaganda of about it being useless to fight against AI, next to Park Chan-wook is wild to me if you understand anything about his work, and after her being in a film about how wealthy white men use women in the film industry," one user wrote.

"Notice how they can never make an argument for why AI is good in itself, it's always that it's inevitable and we just have to accept that the future is slop," the commenter posted.

A third critic accused Moore of sounding more like a tech investor than an artist.

But Moore's comments also drew support from users who argued the industry has no choice but to adapt.

Another added, "You can all be kneejerk against AI and still none of you can deliver the logical pathway against it. You aren't magically changing the minds of millions of people using it by posting virtue signalling comments against it."

"She's correct. The genie isn't going back in the lamp," another user posted.

The actress continued to argue there are limits to what machines can replicate.

Moore also addressed the growing tension surrounding political speech in entertainment, warning against self-censorship as global debates over free expression intensify.

"I would hope not," she said when asked whether political opinions could hurt films at Cannes. "I think part of art is about expression, so if we start censoring ourselves, then I think we shut down the very core of our creativity, which is, I think, where we can discover truth and answers."

Fox News Digital has reached out to Moore for comment.