Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in “The Brutalist” after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' Hungarian dialect and to create certain images in the film’s ending.

Tech from Ukrainian AI specialist Respeecher was used to tweak Hungarian pronunciation, Dávid Jancsó told Red Shark News. "It is controversial in the industry to talk about AI, but it shouldn't be."

A24 The Brady Corbet-directed awards contender The Brutalist is causing a stir after the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed artificial intelligence was used to enhance the performances of the film’s stars,

The Adrien Brody drama "The Brutalist" has received rave reviews and racked up nominations at multiple awards shows -- but the film is also coming under fire for its use of artificial intelligence to fill in minor language gaps left by Brody and co-star Felicity Jones in a key part of the film.