Heritage argues AI production bypassed development that makes content work
1 Sep 15 11:00 AM · 12d ago · 1 article · 5 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Heritage contends that Dickinson's rush to use AI instead of pursuing traditional television commissioning skipped the iterative refinement process essential to creating watchable content. Even a perfectly written script, Heritage argues, "would have turned to ash" once deployed with AI performers.
“by rushing straight to AI, Dickinson has bypassed the development process that actually makes something good.”
Stuart HeritageStuart Heritage Guardian culture criticAndrew Dickinson Creator and writer of 'No Big Deal'
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2 outlets No Big Deal review – is this how AI ends humanity … with a sitcom so bad it bores you to death?
first by Mastodon, 12d ago · also Guardian Culture
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I almost missed this: Like, anyone who knows anything about "AI" knows it's snake oil. There's nothing intelligent or metacognitive about it at all. It's like basing a television show on your predictive text inputs on your phone with some modest tweaking here and there. *It was always going to be an emotionless boring sack of vapid shit* # AI #…
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Very entertaining takedown of a sitcom employing AI slop: "As you will no doubt be aware, one Anthropic researcher claimed there is a greater than one in 10 chance that AI will end all of humanity as we know it within the next decade. However, now that I’ve given it some thought, I think this statistic might actually be a little conservative. This…
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The Guardian review (zero stars) "if this is the future of entertainment then I’d rather die than write about it" https://www. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2 026/sep/15/no-big-deal-review-is-this-how-ai-ends-humanity-with-a-sitcom-so-bad-it-bores-you-to-death
All 1 developments of Guardian pans AI sitcom 'No Big Deal' as unwatchable and… →
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