Actors vote for strike action over AI concerns
https://news.sky.com/story/actors-vote-to-refuse-digital-scanning-on-set-as-concerns-grow-over-ai-13485198
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Actors vote for strike action over AI concerns
https://news.sky.com/story/actors-vote-to-refuse-digital-scanning-on-set-as-concerns-grow-over-ai-13485198
Posted by topotaul
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As Deep Thought said to the threat of a philosopher’s strike “Whom will that inconvenience”… we can just get AI to fill in for you…
Good. “AI” will kill all creative industries if people let it.
They aren’t striking. They responded to a ballet saying they wouldn’t allow themselves to be scanned.
As with almost everything, technology that could be good for everyone is being used in terrible ways to benefit a small amount of people. Humans can’t do anything right. AI has no place in creative work at all, at any layer other than very basic admin to make a humans life easier. Like note taking, spreadsheet management, light HR management, proof reading etc.
Using it to get ideas, or to create art, or to create voice work, or to create full products, it can just go directly in the bin along with the ceo’s who are trying to penny pinch by using it.
My guys, you’re already richer than you ever could possibly be, fucking stop.
I’m not sure striking is going to send the message they are hoping for in this instance…
I want AI to clean my house and do my dishes, not break out into forcibly exuberant bulleted soliloquies in my movies.
I’m worried that this won’t work, and eventually all media will just be AI generated slop being pumped into our faces 24/7. Like Instagram Reels but a hundred times more addictive.
I wouldn’t mind it so much if they made dedicated platforms for it, and didn’t force it into everything I enjoy so I have to be constantly watchful. Everyone else should be free to turn their brains to the consistency of rice pudding via algorithmic AI movies, but I want real community.
…and that is why we need AI…checkmate suckers!!! /s
Don’t know what’s worse – AI dross or cringe worthy thespians on strike.
AI is different from the other revolutions in industry we’ve had, as it threatens all jobs not just one like the invention of the car or typewriter. Will be interesting, in a bad way, to see how it pans out.
It’s likely all of our jobs will eventually be replaced by AI. What makes actors so special?
These greedy actors don’t they know that Christmas is the most important time for acting? This is very dangerous and foolish behaviour/s
Pretty irresponsible to have a headline that is directly, unequivocally wrong in this case.