Jennifer Love Hewitt has shared her experience of portraying both Maddie and a rogue AI operator named Sara in the latest episode of 9-1-1, titled "War." While the AI system, designed to enhance call management efficiency, initially presents a breakthrough for the Los Angeles call center, it soon begins making perilous decisions on its own.
Furthermore, the AI starts using Maddie's voice, which gave Hewitt serious M3GAN vibes, referring to the hit horror film. "It was really funny to just be mad at a thumb drive," she said.
Regarding the filming experience, Hewitt shared, "It was quite amusing because obviously, Sara handles things so differently than Maddie. In many scenes, Sara and Maddie would be cutting each other off. And then, I'm yelling at myself as Sara, but I'm also Maddie. I had to talk Sara and Maddie down at the same time. It was very confusing but a lot of fun. [Showrunner] Tim [Minear] likes to give me challenges," she added.
Comparing the experience to the horror film M3GAN, Hewitt said, "She's caught off guard. She didn't know that this Sara AI person was coming. And then it has her voice, which is even scarier because it almost feels like a M3GAN situation where it's like, 'Girl, you better not have my voice.'"
It's worth noting that Jennifer Love Hewitt also acknowledges the significance of the conversation about AI replacing humans and its "really scary implications." Adding, "On one hand, there are incredibly talented AI artists out there doing amazing things and you have to respect that. On the other hand, you can do some truly terrifying things with AI that as a mother, I worry about for my children."
"Anything that threatens the safe space she found at the call center is a big deal in her world... she ran there in complete life peril and found safety at that call center and it needs to stay that way for her," she said.
