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This has been prophesised before (last in the early 2000s) and didn't come to pass. I wouldn't expect that to change given this technology either. There's a ma

by qayxc 5y ago

This has been prophesised before (last in the early 2000s) and didn't come to pass. I wouldn't expect that to change given this technology either. There's a market that would benefit greatly from this, though: marketing and training videos as well as stock-footage. Some companies (Samsung comes to mind) already use synthetic avatars to represent their products. Artificial influencers and the like will also take the place of real humans. Film actors, though, not so much. There's more to a successful actor than just appearing in film (who'd sit at meet & greets, autograph signings or attend shows?) so there's little reason to replace living actors. Deceased ones, though...

makapuf 5y ago
The tendency is even reverse with highly paid actors being hired for only the voice acting featuring in computer-animated movies (where great voice-only performers would be cheaper)
- refactor_master 5y ago
  Humans basically want to belong to a tribe, which is why there’s always a certain equilibrium with relatively few “famous” people on one side. If AI and the Internet made everyone exceptional, nobody would be exceptional, and we’d just find random idols to gather around anyway (sort of what we already do). Sure, you could use AI to act, or you could follow your most basic gut instinct and slap a famous-for-being-famous person on it and call it a day. Because it’s going to work.
  - CyberDildonics 5y ago
    This is nonsense. First, actors are not famous for being famous, they are famous because people recognize them and eventually learn their names. Second, the name recognition is why they get cast as voices. Their name can then be used to promote the movie and the actors themselves can go out and promote the movie.
    - refactor_master 5y ago
      At first you get famous for being above average. Then you become more famous for being famous. Why are they paid in the several millions when most jobs are not? Are they that much better at their job, than you are at yours? Probably not. But now the ball is rolling.
      - CyberDildonics 5y ago
        I'm sure that is what it might look like with a vague awareness of entertainment, but it is not only not reality it doesn't even make sense. It also has nothing to do with the thread.

by qayxc 5y ago

makapuf 5y ago

The tendency is even reverse with highly paid actors being hired for only the voice acting featuring in computer-animated movies (where great voice-only performers would be cheaper)

refactor_master 5y ago
Humans basically want to belong to a tribe, which is why there’s always a certain equilibrium with relatively few “famous” people on one side. If AI and the Internet made everyone exceptional, nobody would be exceptional, and we’d just find random idols to gather around anyway (sort of what we already do). Sure, you could use AI to act, or you could follow your most basic gut instinct and slap a famous-for-being-famous person on it and call it a day. Because it’s going to work.
- CyberDildonics 5y ago
  This is nonsense. First, actors are not famous for being famous, they are famous because people recognize them and eventually learn their names. Second, the name recognition is why they get cast as voices. Their name can then be used to promote the movie and the actors themselves can go out and promote the movie.
  - refactor_master 5y ago
    At first you get famous for being above average. Then you become more famous for being famous. Why are they paid in the several millions when most jobs are not? Are they that much better at their job, than you are at yours? Probably not. But now the ball is rolling.
    - CyberDildonics 5y ago
      I'm sure that is what it might look like with a vague awareness of entertainment, but it is not only not reality it doesn't even make sense. It also has nothing to do with the thread.