“ Lord of the Rings ” filmmaker Peter Jackson doesn’t “dislike” AI being used in film — but he thinks it’s a shame that the debate surrounding it is partly why Andy Serkis will never win awards for his motion-capture performance as Gollum. Speaking at a Cannes Film Festival masterclass the day after he was bestowed an Honorary Palme d’Or, Jackson said that though AI is “going to destroy the world,” when it comes to its use in film, “I don’t dislike it at all.” “I mean, to me, it’s just a special effect,” Jackson said. “It’s no different from other special effects.” Popular on Variety However, he said that it’s “absolutely critical” to protect actors’ rights from having their likenesses stolen and used in films without their permission. “If you’re doing an AI duplicate of somebody, like Indiana Jones or anyone else, as long as you’ve licensed the rights off the person who you’re showing, I don’t see the issue,” Jackson said.…