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While it's stupid as fuck, paying an actor millions to play pretend is just as dumb.
It's just business, sweetie.
Don't get in bed with businesspeople.
I don't see a problem. Mickey Mouse isn't a real mouse either.
Mickey Mouse is at least animated by real humans. They are in a way the actors that create the performance.
Yeah, how is Harvey Weinstein supposed to molest an AI?
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
we have cgi animals in movies, so cgi children isn't that far-fetched of an idea
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.
Also acting (among other creative fields) is where you see most of the actual rags to riches stories, and the bourgeoisie really wants to kick the remaining ladders behind them.
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
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.
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?
Everything about this "news" story would have been easy for Tilly's owners to orchestrate as publicity for their projects
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
A snake sucking on its own asshole
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.
Thumbnail has a framed movie poster of my favorite film of all time:
"fffff"
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.
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.
Young + attractive + female = talented
Ai is really only good at creating young women because that's what 90% of headshots online are
Go browse image generation models up for download on https://civitai.com/. Even when you're not signed in, almost all the models are advertised with generated images of young looking women. And if you create an account and turn on not safe for work, it gets even worse because everything then becomes highly pornographic, because that's what people use the models for primarily.
That is what 95% of image/video generation is used for, creating porn for mostly young looking women.
So it makes sense that's what they're trying to sell here, not saying it's right or moral. Feeling creeped out is probably an appropriate response for many people
For me, I don't really care. Sex sells, that's how it's always been and will continue to be into the future.
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.