"We have to contend with this technology one way or the other," says Mercedes Kilmer, his daughter. "And avoiding it, it’s not necessarily the way" The AI revolution has divided Hollywood into two very distant groups. One side sees artificial intelligence as a way to save significant money on special effects, screenwriting, and even actors. The other side sees it as an existential threat that could eliminate countless jobs, suck the heart and soul out of film production, and generate dull, formulaic content that will continue to drive audiences away from theaters. Mercedes Kilmer, daughter of the late Val Kilmer , is aligning herself with the former camp. She has allowed the upcoming historical action-adventure film  As Deep as the Grave  to bring her father back to the screen using generative AI. Val Kilmer was cast in the movie near the end of his life, when AI was already being used to revive his speaking voice that he lost due to throat cancer, but he died before production could start.…