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Just like images after text, pretty sure once the novelty of images ends we'll move to animations, music, movies, computer games, and so on.

Apocryphon 4y ago
For the past few years, I’ve long considered Hollywood failed adaptations to be a non-issue because so long as industrial civilization exists, media companies are going to squeeze what they can out of IPs. So while Game of Thrones might have ended quite poorly, I figure we’re only a few decades away from a different rights-holder giving it another go. Thus, I look forward to the AI-generated versions of famous works that deepfake the original cast into speaking (hopefully) better-written dialogue. Imagine when this technology is widespread, fanfic authors rendering their interpretation of works with the descendants of DALL-E. Everyone gets the dream adaptations and sequels and finales they want.
- voltaireodactyl 4y ago
  The trouble with this, for me, is that wouldn’t such a world necessarily mean the end of new actors (not to mention new worlds and stories)? After all, why hire unknowns when you can stack the cast with the A-listers of all time? And if everyone stacks the cast thusly, there are no opportunities for new actors to work with old and be mentored + opportunity to simply works since every bit of work is what adds up to make a journeyperson.
  - Apocryphon 4y ago
    Still gotta populate the training data
    - voltaireodactyl 4y ago
      I get that, but I find it hard to see why one would look for NEW training data from actors who will never have the opportunity to become as seasoned as their forebears, when you have 100+ years of filmed historical data (among other formats) from which to pull your players?
  - notahacker 4y ago
    Unless copyright changes a lot, the A-listers are going to expect a lot of money for a film with their name on the poster and their carefully curated likeness throughout, whether they have to turn up to shoot it or not.
    - voltaireodactyl 4y ago
      Totally, but their estates won’t be as precious (as we’re seeing with holograms already). And once a certain critical mass is built up, it’s built up — and it’s be foolish not to use it.

Apocryphon 4y ago

For the past few years, I’ve long considered Hollywood failed adaptations to be a non-issue because so long as industrial civilization exists, media companies are going to squeeze what they can out of IPs. So while Game of Thrones might have ended quite poorly, I figure we’re only a few decades away from a different rights-holder giving it another go. Thus, I look forward to the AI-generated versions of famous works that deepfake the original cast into speaking (hopefully) better-written dialogue. Imagine when this technology is widespread, fanfic authors rendering their interpretation of works with the descendants of DALL-E. Everyone gets the dream adaptations and sequels and finales they want.

voltaireodactyl 4y ago
The trouble with this, for me, is that wouldn’t such a world necessarily mean the end of new actors (not to mention new worlds and stories)? After all, why hire unknowns when you can stack the cast with the A-listers of all time? And if everyone stacks the cast thusly, there are no opportunities for new actors to work with old and be mentored + opportunity to simply works since every bit of work is what adds up to make a journeyperson.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  Still gotta populate the training data
  - voltaireodactyl 4y ago
    I get that, but I find it hard to see why one would look for NEW training data from actors who will never have the opportunity to become as seasoned as their forebears, when you have 100+ years of filmed historical data (among other formats) from which to pull your players?
- notahacker 4y ago
  Unless copyright changes a lot, the A-listers are going to expect a lot of money for a film with their name on the poster and their carefully curated likeness throughout, whether they have to turn up to shoot it or not.
  - voltaireodactyl 4y ago
    Totally, but their estates won’t be as precious (as we’re seeing with holograms already). And once a certain critical mass is built up, it’s built up — and it’s be foolish not to use it.