Martin Scorsese Becomes the Latest — and Most Unlikely — Hollywood Voice for AI Renowned director Martin Scorsese has joined AI image-generation startup Black Forest Labs as a partner and adviser, focusing solely on using their technology for storyboarding. This tool helps him communicate his vision to cinematographers and production designers more efficiently than his traditional methods. Black Forest Labs, a German company, powers image features for major tech firms and was valued at $3.25 billion.

• Martin Scorsese has become a partner and adviser to AI image-generation startup Black Forest Labs.
• Scorsese will use the AI technology exclusively for storyboarding his films.
• He stated the tool helps him communicate his vision faster and more efficiently.
• Black Forest Labs is a German startup that powers image features for Adobe, Canva, Microsoft, and Meta.
• The company was valued at $3.25 billion and was founded by the team behind Stable Diffusion.
• The startup previously declined a partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI.
• This move indicates a softening of Hollywood’s resistance to AI. Continue reading https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/martin-scorsese-becomes-the-latest-and-most-unlikely-hollywood-voice-for-ai/