The reveal came as SAG-AFTRA actors confirmed they were going on strike.

  • maegul (he/they)@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Yes … interesting and on point! Only two thoughts to add …

    Now’s a good time to pay attention to what industries come off as the most creepy and dystopian, as AI is sort of allowing them to reveal themselves as always that way

    And, relatedly, something I keep thinking of with stories like this is that we should maybe try to realise how continuous the transition into dystopian behaviour is. Like, with your artificial celebrity … are we not somewhat headed that way already with the underlying real life person merely being the mold onto which an artificial celebrity is cast? From “photoshopped” images and footage, scripted and produced social media statements, ads everywhere, and branding driving everything … is it really a huge discrete step to simply digitise the likeness of someone ahead of time?

    The lesson … fighting against small things can matter … a lot. Just like the parable of "First the came for X and I didn’t care … ". Once you let the line be moved a little in the wrong direction on something that matters, it can end up moving a lot!! And if we’re truly going through some late-stage-capitalism dystopia ATM, a lot of it, IMO, comes down to forgetting the importance of doing things on principle.

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      But there’s the rub. Right now the “principle” here is basically being a luddite to me. I don’t see a big moral quandary - I see a contract dispute between 2 well funded groups regarding voluntary employment. And a demonstration of why Unions might be good for workers.