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The director of 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot has accused billionaire Elon Musk of copying his designs for humanoid machines and self-driving vehicles.
At a Tesla event last Thursday, Musk unveiled Tesla's futuristic Cybercab, complete with winged doors and no steering wheel or pedals, and a new look at its Optimus robots.
But the "We, Robot" showcase, playing on the title of an Isaac Asimov short story collection, also caught the eye of I, Robot director Alex Proyas.
The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.
"Hey Elon, can I have my designs back please," Proyas said in a post viewed 6.4 million times.
The Australian film director said he had worked with a "very talented design team" to create the film's visuals, in a response to someone querying the originality in a comment on an Instagram post.
Proyas said Elon Musk on the other hand, has a not so talented design team who watched a lot of movies, including I, Robot it seems.
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