Just think how many more interesting movies there could be, if the costs to produce them were drastically reduced. There are pros and cons with AI actors
You think a human audience won't be able to clock an AI actor in an instant? A huge chunk of our sensorium is devoted to finding the slightest thing "off" about human interaction. AI actors will mess with our suspension of disbelief in ways even cartoon actors can't touch.
It really depends how you view the actor’s role. Are they a human prop executing the director’s vision or a co-collaborator? I think AI will struggle to be the latter.
I'd prefer they not even legitimize this composite of various actual human actors (unpaid and uncredited) by calling it "Tilly" like it's a real actor.
If we succeed in creating a Tilly that can replace a human actor, then human actors are at risk of becoming obsolete. Any finite resource that we can suitably convert to infinitely digital is in the same position.
When we invented photography, realistic paintings kinda ... well I'm not qualified to talk about art but I feel like realistic paintings were like the last horse trying to merge into the model T traffic jam.
As if we did not need to worry enough about AI slop writing being injected into movies, now we get AI slop acting. Guess it was nice having some culture that actually grew for a bit... now we just constantly repeat everything and never deal with problems in any real way.
Seriously though, practically I just don't understand how this would work unless the entire movie was just CGI, AI Generated, whatever to begin with if real actors are supposed to work with a fake thing like this.
AI movies, audiobooks, it's coming. Like every other industry that is pushing for AI to reduce cost and eliminate people, this is just another one. I'm convinced a not insignificant number of best selling authors have used AI to write part or entire books. Consider: feed every James Patterson book into it, and say write me a new one. There's a lot to work with.
> creativity is, and should remain, human-centered
Gentle reminder human creativity did not produce photosynthesis or crispr or the color blue. Throughout history its a small self praising gatekeeping elite that decides what is labeled creative. Its usually a over-paid nihilistic morally detached leisure class. So good riddance.
I think this is somewhat overhyped. If you look at the video that actually exists of this character[^1], it's clearly AI slop that falls flat -- honestly kind of embarrasing for the studio to put out. This seems like more of a media stunt than anything.
Human interaction is dying because of AI. It is most predominant in customer service at the moment. All AI customer service disconnects humanity and turns it to an endless voice mail system.
AI content will increase body dysmorphic disorders. As children grow up with AI content, they will see themselves inadequate compared to the the pix-perfect idea of what humans should look like. Yet, humans never looked like that and attempts at plastic surgery will be taken by those who try to look like the AI drawings.
Knowing an actor or actress is a real person makes the more relatable. AI content is a void of that relationship. Adults and children benefiting from knowing some actor or actress or musicians have lived through trauma that hey have or are living through. It helps empower them to keep moving forward versus ending their lives. That human connection is more powerful.
The only time I hear about this “AI actress” is when there is online outrage against it. I’m assuming the negative attention is part of their marketing campaign, and it is working wonderfully. So much so that I actually want to see the end result of casting “her”.
Like everything else in the attention economy if you want something/someone to go away then just...stop talking about them. Or at least let it become a real thing first.
> A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.
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[ 4.3 ms ] story [ 37.6 ms ] threadWhen we invented photography, realistic paintings kinda ... well I'm not qualified to talk about art but I feel like realistic paintings were like the last horse trying to merge into the model T traffic jam.
Seriously though, practically I just don't understand how this would work unless the entire movie was just CGI, AI Generated, whatever to begin with if real actors are supposed to work with a fake thing like this.
Then what are they worried about? If this is true then it is not a job threat to human actors.
But Pixar proved that it isn't true for their actors made of pixels, so why would it become true when the pixels are arranged with the help of AI?
Gentle reminder human creativity did not produce photosynthesis or crispr or the color blue. Throughout history its a small self praising gatekeeping elite that decides what is labeled creative. Its usually a over-paid nihilistic morally detached leisure class. So good riddance.
[^1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYs
1. Never scan a QR code.
2. Never fund AI content.
Human interaction is dying because of AI. It is most predominant in customer service at the moment. All AI customer service disconnects humanity and turns it to an endless voice mail system.
AI content will increase body dysmorphic disorders. As children grow up with AI content, they will see themselves inadequate compared to the the pix-perfect idea of what humans should look like. Yet, humans never looked like that and attempts at plastic surgery will be taken by those who try to look like the AI drawings.
Knowing an actor or actress is a real person makes the more relatable. AI content is a void of that relationship. Adults and children benefiting from knowing some actor or actress or musicians have lived through trauma that hey have or are living through. It helps empower them to keep moving forward versus ending their lives. That human connection is more powerful.
Like everything else in the attention economy if you want something/someone to go away then just...stop talking about them. Or at least let it become a real thing first.
S1m0ne ("Simone", or "Simulation One") https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258153
> A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.