I really don't have an issue with DEI but I do feel that I should share my perspective on it if it came up in conversation. I actually benefit from it since I'm a visible minority, but I don't really feel good about it since there are others more diverse than me that could really use the initiatives, for example people…
Important sag-aftra isn't a union, it's a guild. This means they can controll who is available to work in any capacity on a project. A production has to pay SAG a fine every time it uses an actor who isn't part of the guild. The protections that SAG gives it's members are usually very little other than health insurrance…
I think it's less that they don't have a concept. I think they just don't care. And why would they? It's making them a shit-tonne of money, isn't it? And of course, we live in a capitalist society, so there's no way our governments and corporations - which are basically the same thing through the power of bribing - I…
Pretty much this, the people at the top who push this technology are glorified idea guys who buy into the hype on how it could change everything. I have friends in other tech fields where their bosses and managers try to push this stuff because it will make things so much easier and better somehow. Then when they are…
It is surprising that they laid off many key employees with years of experience some of which are now starting their own studios. I don't understand this strategy at all. I am curious if they were willing to negotiate some way to retain them. Like Ubisoft has a system where they place an employee on sabattical, sometimes…
The hypothesis I was working towards was that this tech or rather a more consistent perfected ethical version could become the closest to a star trek like holodeck. Anyone regardless of their race or ethnicity can portray anybody. The focus then would be on telling stories and being creative. Aleast that's what the more…
there are plenty positions being phased out for ai operators despite the fact that this is all legally not settled yet.sure it might not be as visible in AAA but in "lower tier" productions it is indeed a thing already. people switching to cleaning AI shit instead of creating stuff themselves, because they can just push…
yup here in a town next to madrid, the local tourism agency or whatever switched to 100% ai by now. a lot less stock photos, no more illustrations by someone. its all AI and quite visibly so.
About the SBI curator, I mentioned it since even that group seems to be against the current AAA approach, of course there's that whole DEI conspiracy which is their primary motivation but they too want to play games that are fun and don't break the bank. I liked the idea of a large AAA company promoting smaller more…
I checked out their website and it seems the only thing the AI does is generate scripts and maybe the voices? Which others have pointed out, are not great, the comedian youtube video could be funny, but it is so completely flat. There is no emphasis on anything, it's a step above being monotonously and evenly told. The…