Nicolas Cage continues to share his fears about artificial intelligence in Hollywood. At the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, the actor gave a speech ahead of his Icon Award reception during the Honors Brunch where he emphasized the need to control your own image and performance as AI rises in popularity with studios.

Nicolas Cage took to the stage at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday to urge up-and-coming actors from giving into pressure from employers opting to use artificial intelligence to change or otherwise manipulate their performance.

For the games area, this has included voice actors striking for protection against AI use, and for the film world, AI's incorporation was one of the main reasons for the lengthy Hollywood strikes recently.

Just Don't Nicolas Cage has some practical advice to young actors about artificial intelligence. Speaking at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, the "Longlegs" star warned up-and-comers to not let their performances be manipulated with AI to create "employment based digital replicas" (EBDRs) — not even in the limited terms described by new

"Protect your instrument," urged the Oscar winner, who has long been outspoken about the use of AI technology in the entertainment industry.

Nicolas Cage has first-hand experience with AI and is now urging upcoming actors to take more control than the studios want them to.