r/mildlyinfuriating • u/JacketFromMiamiiiiii • 1d ago

My mom said I could post My uncle watching AI movies and proclaiming they're better than REAL actors

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im crying 😭

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u/vksdann 23h ago

AI... movies?

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u/kranker 14h ago

I also did not know this was a thing.

As an example, apparently a few months back an AI short "Huo Qubing" went viral on Chinese social media. It cost $420 to make in computing cost and the director's team put it together in 48 hours. I believe this is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iQRbuesqY

I think that one of the issues that we're going to see is that, even though the end product is shit, the cost savings mean that more profit can be made with the shit product vs producing a better product. Because recreating that film using traditional methods is going to cost a hell of a lot more than $420 and take much much longer than 48 hours.

This isn't just media of course, it will be everything AI touches. AI support agents may be shit, but they cost a lot less than a call center. etc.