NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: AI killed the Christmas romcom
Viewers rebel against an endless stream of movies with the same faces
03 January 2024 - 12:03
Dateline: December 28 2033
Imagine channel surfing, looking for a feelgood movie while the snow is falling outside, the Christmas tree is lit up, the house smells of cinnamon and food, and the rest of the family is due in a couple of hours. Then imagine that all the Christmas romcoms you can choose from have different actors. This was the reality in the 2020s after the Screen Actors Guild won the fight against the movie producers and their diabolical “AI [artificial intelligence] scan reuse policy”. A policy, if agreed to, that would have allowed the studios to reuse actors’ images and voices. Forever!..
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