Ava DuVernay Defends Using AI in New ’14th’ Netflix Documentary

Getty Ava DuVernay is defending her decision to use AI in her new Netflix documentary 14th.The upcoming project is a deep dive on the Constitution’s 14th Amendment and the fight over birthright citizenship. Archival photographs are brought to life with the help of AI in the doc.As she screened 14th at the 2026 AFI Fest on Sunday (October 25), Ava, 54, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter where she responded to criticism over the use of AI in the doc.“The tools that the artists used to do the para