Yeah, how is Harvey Weinstein supposed to molest an AI?
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Stars protest after AI actress gets agency interest: ‘What about living young women?’
(www.independent.co.uk)
Won't anybody think of the children?
After only a second of thought, AI child actors seems like an alternative to exploiting real children, but im sure thats being generous and theres a million reasons why it would suck
The real Turing test
This doesn't seem like something that benefits the majority of people.
If it was like "here's free (or at least legitimately cheap) access to some virtual actors. Go make the movie of your dreams, kids!" maybe that would be cool. Maybe there are people out there with brilliant ideas that are blocked by not having real actors to act for them. Maybe.
But this just seems like another way for the rich to keep more wealth for themselves.
You can already hire dirt cheap nobody actors for your indie passion project by putting up a poster near any college with a liberal arts program. Or use a website. Hell, there are even carve outs to stay full union.
But if you have money to make a "real" movie? You have money to pay talent.
But this just seems like another way for the rich to keep more wealth for themselves.
Yup. Insert AlwaysHasBeen.meme here.
That last sentence alone has described the entire American business sector for the past 10 years or so
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Seems like it could be like music production software becoming widely available. Now you don't need to get a drummer, a bass player etc. Together to make music, you can just make it at home on your computer. It enables lower level people to get off the ground as they now have the tools that the pros do, you want a saxophone but don't know anyone in town who can play or can't afford one, just use a synth that sounds like one. Once you get signed though and you have a label giving you studio time you might hire an actual saxophone player because it sounds better.
Same with movies, AI could be helpful in making small low/no budget indie movies, but I don't think it's at the same quality as real actors for big budget movies where people expect more, so maybe the wealthy studio execs won't benefit from it much right now.
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This feels like an archaic system clinging to life.
Why would middlemen like agencies, talent studios and 'AI production companies' be needed for what is essentially CG?
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Everything about this "news" story would have been easy for Tilly's owners to orchestrate as publicity for their projects
No AI star got any "agency interest" these headlines are purposelly crafted to create the impression that there was interest. This is free publicity for an AI avatar nobody gives a shit about.
I’m wondering if they used AI to name the talent studio.
“Xicoia” sounds like a prescription my elderly parents would ask their doctor about after seeing it on TV.
Probably used AI to write the article too.
Just an ouroboros of shit
I heard in my head like the old ricolla ads.
"ZeeeeeeCoyAaaaaah!"
Eventually it's gonna happen.
We're not there yet, and we'll start seeing it from the bottom up when it actually happens.
It's already used for crowds, next is extras walking down the street, then once it gets to speaking lines the stars will have to worry. The won't be replaced till last, but eventually making a movie won't involve a single camera.
We're not there yet, but its prettty decent already for amateurs or low-stakes proffesionals. Like this
Influencers using horizontal video? Pft. So unrealistic.
We might actually get a proper indie scene. AI is going to pull us out of the Hollywood bullshit era.
Soulless marvel character showcases disguised as feature films won't cut it anymore.
Soulless marvel character showcases disguised as feature films won’t cut it anymore.
I already don't believe it should cut it, but the masses are the stupid masses.
We might actually get a proper indie scene. AI is going to pull us out of the Hollywood bullshit era.
And how do you propose this would happen?
If anybody can build a scene in blender with some rough models and untextured puppets, then gen over that into something that looks like movie quality, the studios just lost their whole industry.
They have a monopoly because of the costs associated, AI destroys those costs essentially. It's also the main reason why these "talent agencies" will fail, AI actors are going to be a dime a dozen.
It's being used by the government to fake the president. If it can fool the dumb country bumpkins it can be used in Hollywood. Future media is gonna be lifeless and uncanny.
Are you implying that the bearded belly dancer on the beaches of the golden Trump Riviera was AI?
Thumbnail has a framed movie poster of my favorite film of all time:
"fffff"
dont forget the sequel, "gggggg"
Honestly I think it might be best to simply ban AI actors looking like humans.
I fear it may cause even more unrealistic standards than having almost perfect actors, and people may feel even less as part of a society than they do now.
I can see how it can be practical and cheaper and all that, but if the depiction of humans stop to be actual human, I think we may be walking into a whole new set of problems in the future.
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May you live in stupid times.
HA that's funny, not even the people behind the original Chinese curse probably thought such evil was even possible, or maybe they thought it would be funny?
Goddam I wish these were merely "interesting" times.
What does this even mean? You can't put other actors on screen with it. The only movies you could make would be garbage like Ice Cube's War of the Worlds.
Sure they can. There have been animated characters next to live characters for decades.
Nah-uh! Gamma rays just has that effect on real genuine human persons.
All these virtual persona companies are going to fail. It's basically just grifters trying to make a quick buck on the new technology.
Anyone can create an "AI actress" in a few clicks now. Should Hollywood be worried? Yes, but that isn't a bad thing and it's definitely not these fake talent agencies that are going to reap the rewards.
Does it creep anyone else out that the first "AI actress" they're trying to sell is a very young woman? It could've been literally anyone else. This is a character who can't say no, can't lay down boundaries, can't say something is unrealistic. If they want to show her flying on Epstein's private plane or getting shot at school, there's nothing to stop them.
Does it creep anyone else out that the first “AI actress” they’re trying to sell is a very young woman?
Watching "The Substance" and thinking that it would be better as a Black Mirror episode.
This is a character who can’t say no, can’t lay down boundaries, can’t say something is unrealistic.
In fairness, if we took every pedophile on earth and slapped a GACHA game in front of them to occupy their horny energies indefinitely? I wouldn't hate the idea of alienating and commoditizing this particular corner of the population.
At the same time, there's definitely a Pete Hegseth tier mental disorder that comes out of being perpetually surrounded by women who can't/won't say no. Eventually, you're going to have people who immerse themselves in this video game put the device down and try to interact with the real world on the same terms.
She also can't physically interact with a real person.
Ai is really only good at creating young women because that's what 90% of headshots online are
Norwood is an entirely virtual creation owned by Xicoia
Current US law has been reluctant to allow copyright for AI generated works. At least until this industry throws gobs of cash at Congress and a motor coach at scotus.
So what's to stop somebody from recreating "Tilly" for their own use?
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So people who only got overpaid because of the way they look are upset about being undercut by something because of the way it looks?
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