‘Doctor Who’ Has Entered the AI Debate in an Alarming Way
This is a moment in history when powerful show-biz types, people able to shape the future of entertainment with their decisions and influence, should be taking a stand against AI. Don’t use it to create background art or generate scripts or make fake actors or replace any job that an actual person could be doing. Apparently one of the bigwigs at the BBC hasn’t gotten the memo, though, and while Doctor Who fans shouldn’t panic just yet, they might want to worry a little.
- ▪This is a moment in history when powerful show-biz types, people able to shape the future of entertainment with their decisions and influence, should be taking a stand against AI.
- ▪Don’t use it to create background art or generate scripts or make fake actors or replace any job that an actual person could be doing.
- ▪Apparently one of the bigwigs at the BBC hasn’t gotten the memo, though, and while Doctor Who fans shouldn’t panic just yet, they might want to worry a little.
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This is a moment in history when powerful show-biz types, people able to shape the future of entertainment with their decisions and influence, should be taking a stand against AI. Don’t use it to create background art or generate scripts or make fake actors or replace any job that an actual person could be doing. Apparently one of the bigwigs at the BBC hasn’t gotten the memo, though, and while Doctor Who fans shouldn’t panic just yet, they might want to worry a little. According to Deadline, BBC director general Matt Brittin, whose previous job was president of Google EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), said he was recently sent a 50-minute, fully AI-generated episode of Doctor Who. His verdict: “pretty good.” Chilling words.
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