Reese Witherspoon Responds to Criticism Over AI Comments: 'I Don't Believe Computers Should Replace Humanity'

Reese Witherspoonis addressing backlash regarding her recent comments about AI use.

On Thursday, April 16, Witherspoon shared a video on Instagram where she said she thinks women should use AI in their every day lives. "The AI revolution has begun, and I need to learn as much as I possibly can about AI and share it with all of you," she wrote in the caption.

Witherspoon received backlash for her thoughts on AI use and took to her Instagram story on Monday, April 20 to address the criticism.

"Well, I guess my Al post got people talking," she began. "To be clear, no one is paying me to talk about this. I'm just a curious human. My kids are learning about AI tools, I know a lot of founders who are vibe coding, and I hear about people using AI in EVERY sector of business."

She continued, "But I want to acknowledge people's concerns, they are valid. I'm aware of the impact this could have on jobs across so many industries. I understand environmental concerns. I care deeply about local communities. And I have concerns about impending AGI [Artificial General Intelligence]."

Witherspoon concluded the Instagram story with, "I don't believe computers should replace humanity. I'm planning on learning as much as possible so that I'm educated about this technological revolution. If you want to learn with me, great, let's do this! If you don't, that's okay too."

Witherspoon had shared similar sentiments about women and AI use in a Sept. 2025 interview with Glamour.

"It's so, so important that women are involved in AI because it will be the future of filmmaking," she said at the time. And you can be sad and lament it all you want, but the change is here. It will never be a lack of creativity and ingenuity and actual physical manual building of things. It might diminish, but it's always going to be the highest importance in art and in expression of self."

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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM.