The Human in the Loop

Natasha Lyonne has built a career bending time, genre, and logic, from Russian Doll’s supernatural loops to her new frontier in artificial intelligence. The actor, filmmaker, and cofounder of Asteria Film Co. is using AI tools to create ambitious and visually rich films on independent budgets without compromising artistic integrity. Lyonne shares her perspective on how AI is reshaping Hollywood, what it takes to build the first copyright-clean filmmaking engine, and why the future of art depends on staying grounded, collaborative, and human.