An artificial intelligence 'Doctor Who' was sent to the BBC's Matt Brittin and he said it was "pretty good"

In reading the article, it seems this is more of a “how far the industry in general, and the BBC in particular, have fallen” story than a “Doctor Who” story, but yeesh.

What a shame that the name of the series has been dragged into this muck.

  • SiliconAvatar@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I thought it would be an advantage for the show to have a Director General who’s a Doctor Who fan… but I guess I willingly overlooked that he’s also a tech bro 🙄

    All of that utopian nonsense about “enabling diverse voices” and “allowing more creative risk” is so clearly the exact opposite of what’s happening with “AI”. Instead, 200,000 American creatives have lost their jobs in the four year period since the first ”generative AI" models were released.

    Actual creativity, craft, and imagination is being eliminated from the equation of media production as that trend continues to develop worldwide. Of course, that would sound A-okay to a former Google exec, but it paints a very bloody dire picture for future productions.

    • ValueSubtracted@startrek.websiteOPMEnglish
      10·
      6 days ago

      If this kicks off the political firestorm that it rightfully should, I wonder if Brittin’s time as Director-General will prove to be quite short.