Last week, while chatting with a friend from Texas, he shared some very impressive video clips with me. They were made by AI. When I watched them, I was amazed because it felt like I was just watching some real movies. The visuals were very clear, and I couldn't find anything looking odd. Just a couple years ago, AI generated video clips used to look something unnatural, but now, they look so realistic that we can’t even tell the difference.
These video clips made me think that in the near future many people who are working for the film industry, such as actors, directors, writers and more will lose their jobs. I'm still not sure if AI movies will be better, but it seems like they’re improving very quickly.
The AI interview videos look rather creepy because they might be used for criminal cases. For example, it'll be possible to create fake evidences and fake people might respond about the true cases.
I think we shouldn't be too impressed by this technology just yet. What do you think?
Here are the video clips: 1, 2, 3, 4
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I have never thought of the possibility that AI generated stuff could create fake evidence... こわい！
Luckily for us, computer forensic experts can determine the authenticity, integrity and to some extends the origin of digital legal evidence, especially videos or images.
But that's besides the point. They point is that this creates distrust. We're going to grow even more skeptical of everything.
As for the film industry, all we need is a law banning the release of films containing AI-generated content to the public. But which government would ever do that? The American film industry will do whatever it takes to remain top dog. If they think that AI could help them widen the gap further, they will use it. Poor countries may see AI as an opportunity to spread their culture—or their narrative, if they're under a regime—to the rest of the world. They can produce engaging content without requiring an enormous budget. Europe is more likely to regulate the use of AI in films. France is most likely to ban it. After all, France was the first country to produce films. It's a form of art for them. Secondly, when the French take to the streets to protest, they always get their way. I envy the French. When the government is about to do something they don't like, they just pull a mini French revolution. It's just ingrained in them.
I don't like AI. If we allow AI to replace everything, so what are we going to do? Watch them doing our jobs!!
Well, shareholders do like AI. Not only do they like it, but they're also dead-set on it being the present and the future. And the last thing a shareholder wants to do is to miss out on the biggest next thing. They're like sheeps. They understand nothing about technology and nobody below them has the guts to stand up and tell them truth. They don't want to hear the truth. They don't wanna hear that AI isn't going to raise productivity or improve quality. Shit. Have you seen Duolingo? Their CEO posted a letter saying that they were going to be an "AI-first company". WTF?! Where's the respect for your employees? It's the same people that made Duolingo a company worth billions. DUOLINGO IS WORTH BILLIONS! This is the world we live in. Then he basically admitted that the quality is going to drop a lot and that customers' feedback will be key to training the AI. GO F- YOURSELF DUDE! Pay your employees to do the training. I'm a customer. You're not taking advantage of my data and time to train your shitty AI.
We're living in Orwell's 1984. The UK is going nuts. The government is demanding that tech companies share their customers' personal data. So far, only Apple and Wikipedia have taken legal action against the UK government. This is mental! Have you ever seen a big corporation fight for "your" rights? Of course, Apple doesn't really care about its customers. It just so happens that their brand image depends on keeping their customers' data private. In case you're wondering what kind of personal information Wikipedia might have on its users, well, the things is that they don't really have any at the moment. They want Wikipedia to set up an ID verification process for editors—the users who create and edit Wikipedia articles—and share the IDs with the government. Why the hell do you need to know who writes what on Wikipedia?! Do you see where this is going?
The EU has an equally sinister bill on its agenda. They want to be able to access our text messagges and other stuff. We Europeans like to point the finger at the rest of the world when we should actually take a look at ourselves.
Seriously. What's going on here? Are they afraid we pull another 1848? Europe faced several violent uprisings that year. There's a saying in Italian: è successo un '48. It roughly translates as "we had/have a '48".
@via-chan Definitely! Simo scares us more, lol.
@Simone- Thank you so much for your opinion and I really enjoyed reading it. My British friend has the similar thought as you do. He dislike Amazon, Google, Apple, and more and more. He shared Nestle has dominated the veterinarian world in the UK, so the price is way going high now. Well, this doesn't relate to AI, though. Sorry, lol.
The Japan gorvernment has been trying to control our information to use a new ID card and we all don't like it. I'm jealous you because Europeans and Americans are so good at protesting, but we aren't. We should stand up and follow the way.
We'll see what will happen soon.
@Double-Zee I think we should use it, and we shouldn't it use us, and as Simo mentioned, we will need regulation.
Thanks @Simone- for all the explanation! I use Duolingo to refresh my Spanish. Although I'm not advanced in the language, I could still point out when there were mistakes, or sentences didn't make real sense.
Well, I come from a country where government can know whatever they want about us. It doesn't mean we're happy with it but we still have a long way to walk to get our basic rights here. Actually, we need to learn what our basic rights are first!
@yumiyumayume, I think they should have put regulations first before making all of this Ai stuff with no control.
In America, the word "regulation" is equated with "communism". The EU had already drawn up a significant regulatory plan for AI, but then Trump came along and said "I don't like that. That's communism! Who gives you the right to tell American companies what they should or shouldn't do?" On top of that, American companies lobbied intensively. So, just to appease Trump in the hope he would lower the tariffs, the EU discarded the whole thing.
In the States, everything connects economy (money), so I doubt it. We will see.