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Worse, even put Esther Yu in the list. She does not light a candle to Yang, Mi, Zhao Li Ying, Zhao Lusi, Yang Zi (also not in the list) and the others in the list.

This is a trend that will mostly likely increase.
There's already another launched around one year ago.
https://www.reddit.com/r/accelerate/comments/1nvzqxw/hollywoods_newest_actress_is_aigenerated_youtube/?rdt=58648

I am borrowing this Reddit post because it does a great job explaining what's behind an AI "actor".

- " That's because while actors are worried about the direct impact to them, their profession and their income, philosophically, this is akin to opposing puppets: an AI model is not independent and requires people "operating it" even if they're not actors or even artists themselves.

Having a "digital perfomer" or an "AI model/actor" is nothing more than owning a face or an image, from a copyright, trademark perspective. Actors are worried because they understand that the cost of using such technologies dradtixally reduces the perceived value of their trade, even though IP, trademarks and copyright have historically supported content owners.

Ultimately it is the same dillema other professions already are or will soon face: the transfer of skill from human to machine. Whether it is possible or not, the machine is capable or not and the result is acceptable, desirable or even good or not, we are currently going through a transformation which begs the question. The answer will be clear in time. " -

Yes, there will be actors (mostly the mediocre ones), make-up, lighting, camera, etc. professionals having to review their careers. However, the live-action market will be still there (I like live action better than animation - which the AI stuff is). Therefore, yes, AI will take a bite of the entertainment industry, but it will not destroy it.

Do not confuse AI with the several LLMs tools usually called AI by some marketing gangs. The stuff that could get very close to be the real AI was held back by the US government (remember when Trump prohibited Claude from being openly available?).

The LLMs we see around "creating" animations do it using prompts from humans. They are still several years from having their own creativity, imagination, or whatever we want to call. Several leaders of companies developing LLMs and/or using them already came forward even listing some specializations they are looking for to manage them, such as History, Psychology, etc.

So, will there be a shuffle in the overall labor market? No doubts. However, there will be several new opportunities opening, the same way when automation and IT took over a lot of the manual labor. Of course, people will have to learn how to think and manage LLMs (and whatever other tools come up).

Using your painting example. There are still people behind the paintings "created" by LLMs. They do not come up with them by themselves. There are always people writing prompts and reviewing them. Does an LLM tool make easier to create them? Yes, they do. People will no longer have to spend years learning how to mix paint, control the perfect brush strokes, etc. However, this is similar to when computers enabled one person to do the job of several, correct? How many new jobs came up to replace the ones that were eliminated or reduced?

As fas as actors and actresses, I beg to disagree. Haven't we recently discussed how bad Zhao Lusi's health got because she was pressured into radical diets, surgeries, etc? Why was that? The company managing her forced her into it. Why? The fan base wanted a different look, isn't it?

I still think that this is what we will see going forward. It's coming the same way the Internet came. Corporations want profit, hence push for efficiency because it increases profit. So, it will become like knowing how to use a computer and the tools within are basic requirements nowadays.

Very good point and something that all companies, or a vast majority, falls into when looking at cutting costs. Think about manufacturing companies using automation and robots in their assembly lines. Isn't it a similar practice?
I personally think that AI will just take part of the market. There will still be a big portion, if not the majority, that will demand live action with real actors.
However, if AI allows actors that do not look so good to use avatars without having to go through plastic surgeries that can even compromise their lives, it will already be a big win, isn't it? How about older actors who would be discarded (we can even see here on MDL how some users talk about them) and instead have a longer career using AI avatars?
That's why I believe that AI will bring challenges similar to what the industrial revolution and automation, later the IT, but in the end the market will adjust.

Some AI-created stuff actually uses the creator's ideas. For what I understand, AI gives them the tools to put their ideas on videos that others can watch. Without AI, it would be prohibitively expensive for them to do it. Don't forget, AI is just a tool and people can use it in good or bad ways.

However, I agree that there should be ways to not just protect existing content and actors but also content created using AI based on original ideas. It cuts both ways.

I'll give it a chance. I have watched some AI videos on YouTube and Viki that are way better than some highly-rated videos here (one example is that lame Princess Agents season 2).

I still like the live action videos with real actors better. The AI videos are more like the animation style. For example, two that I liked are Ever Night on Viki and Xiao on YouTube (check this channel: 玄冥 ). The Ever Night live action was better. However the animation was pretty good also and I hope they continue the series until the end.

There are many great writers and producers who do not get a chance to show their creations for many different reasons and AI is giving them an opportunity to show it. Therefore, I'm open to watch and give them a chance.

Not necessarily. This movie was made to fill a gap in the series, which just mentions the zombies' origin. This movie shows it.

I just watched Kingdom: Ashin of the North, which has a similar style, even though they use plenty zombies for the revenge she planned.

Action galore for who enjoys the style. Decent acting and story, even though they went full Rambo and Wolf Warrior when writing the assassin grandma's role. The final scene fight demonstrating she has more lives than 10 cats. 😂

Good complement for the series. Considering it's pure fiction and zombies running around, anything is game. 😉

Hopefully coming to Viki.

I decided to give this one another chance by finishing it. No joy. It only got (a lot) worse and almost unbearable. It's a pity, since I've watched the main actors in other dramas and they were good there. However, in this one it was painful to watch them in this butchered story.
The rating is too high. A 6.5/10 is a very, very generous rating for this trainwreck.

Scooby Doo gang + Keystone cops. Even the Marx Brothers wouldn't make something so absurd.

There are absurds after absurds in this story. However, the writer and director abused it in the final episodes. Those fights, one of the villains kidnapping the FL and threatening to blow her up, how she escaped, how the Scooby doo team went on foot to save the ML and FL with the Keystone cops. Please.... Who wrote that parody?

Another wasted good potential. This drama, as several others, is very overrated. The story went haywire and dragged the acting with it. A 6/10 is very, very generous.

Thanks! Interesting. I did not notice it, since some have a "2" after the original name, which implies a sequel. I'll watch this one, since his stories tend to be good.

Thanks! Why didn't they call it season 2?

Is this a remake of the 2016 series? It's the same ML.

Good grief. Could not find anything to praise in this one. The concept has the potential for a good story. However, this drama is not the case. 5/10 is being very generous.

So, based on your assertion, the comments about what we watch should be censored the same way the CCP does before allowing them to air?
Brazen propaganda should be seen as "truth"? 😂