{
  "id": 18305073,
  "title": "South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho revisits AI themes in latest thriller ‘Paradise Lost’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/south-korean-director-yeon-sang-ho-revisits-ai-themes-in-latest",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:15:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/11/05/south-korean-director-yeon-sang-ho-revisits-ai-themes-in-latest-thriller-paradise-lost"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has long explored artificial intelligence in his movies, and his latest thriller \"Paradise Lost\" continues this tradition. The film follows a mother, Ryu So-young, who spends nine years believing her son, Sun-woo, is an AI recreation, until the real son returns. Yeon's previous AI-themed works include \"JUNG_E\" (2023) and \"Colony\" (2023).\n\nIn \"Paradise Lost,\" Yeon's mother, who worked as a cleaner, penned a short story about a mother and son in a village, which later became the basis for the film. The director spoke to the AP about AI's role in the film and the potential of Asian filmmakers to embrace AI themes more readily than Hollywood counterparts.\n\nYeon explained that relationships are the central focus of the film, emphasizing that the AI version of Sun-woo, while providing a suitable substitute for nine years, lacks true understanding or contemplation. This, he argues, highlights the importance of human relationships and identity. Regarding the potential of AI, Yeon noted that it resembles a highly advanced manifestation of collective intelligence and suggested that its contemplative capabilities might emerge in the distant future, if at all.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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