Hollywood director slams Elon Musk and says he stole his robotic designs from movie
A filmmaker of a hit sci-fi movie has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of stealing his designs.
Alex Proyas, director of 2004 film I, Robot reckons Musk has nicked his designs for humanoid machines and self-driving vehicles.
The tycoon has unveiled Tesla’s futuristic Cybercab, complete with winged doors and no steering wheel or pedals.
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A new look at its Optimus robots were also shown at the “We, Robot” showcase event, which plays on the title of Isaac Asimov’s short story collection.
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But Mr Proyas, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of obedient androids, accused Musk of copying him.
He said: “Hey Elon, can I have my designs back please.”
The Australian film director said he had worked with a “very talented design team” to create the film’s visuals.
He added that Musk “has a not so talented design team who watched a lot of movies, including I, Robot it seems”.
