Who could've thought that a story about a rather small incident in a rather small town and community would have such an impact?
With the recent rise of AI and LLMs, we have become used to thinking that very soon there will be a moment when generated music and videos will be completely indistinguishable from reality. And so what? Just trust no one, right?
Well, The Hunt specifically shows what's wrong about this approach. It works only until the moment people want to blame or judge someone. It's only a matter of time until some crime is committed by someone, and 100% AI-generated video or audio will be presented in court as authentic evidence, and no matter the amount of checks and different checking AI tools, no one will be able to truly tell if it's true or false. Cases will be solved entirely up to the judge's intuition and prejudice.
And the worst part is that even if someone is able to distinguish truth from a lie with some tools/genuine evidence, it won't make any difference, as the damage is already done.
Theo's realization that Lucas wasn't lying, and the fact that Lucas was acquitted in court - all that doesn't matter anymore. Because people have already labeled Lucas as a bad guy, they already hate him and want to kill him. And no actual justifiable evidence will ever change that. People don't trust the government, the court... People don't trust each other. This movie is not just a fictional tragedy, it's a real-life horror.
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