Thank you and the other founders of CCAI. 😊 This is just what we all need! I'm actually doing research on these unethical business practices for academic reasons, so I'm really looking forward to hearing more from your organization in the future.
You do understand that the studios are wanting to create a film industry where they can get rid of actual people doing the work, and replace everyone, including actors with AI.
The studio takeover is far darker than you think.
Anybody in the business of following around the major studios like a little puppy dog, and having their livelihood depend on the scraps the studios are feeding them, just know one thing. These Wallstreet bankers and silicon Valley billionaire bros with real connections to literal Nazi communities from South Africa and billionaires in the middle east, don't want anyone to make any money, except them. These are not good people by any metric. They are parasites. Locusts who devour everything they come across. They have turned Hollywood itself into a husk of its former self. Their goal is to create a system where they can spit out content, without the need of anyone with a smidgen of experience or talent from top to bottom. Hence their investment and interest in Ai.
And the content they will create, will align with their own ideology. It's clear that Ellison et al watched what Murdoch was able to achieve worldwide with Fox News, and the true power of owning media. This isn't about just wanting to be a studio owner. This is about the ability to control their narrative on a massive scale.
If these were normal times, then there would be no way Paramount or Netflix could buy another studio because of anti trust laws.
It's no surprise or coincidence Trump is stepping in to prevent Netflix from buying WB. But he'll happily rubberstamp a deal for rightwing owners Paramount and his buddies from Qatar who gave him a free plane.
Actors, directors and everyone involved in filmmaking from creation to promoting avd exhibition better smarten up, and get together to start forming their own business model. Because everyone thinks it won't affect their job or business. But I witnessed firsthand how a booming industry collapsed within a year. And saw many professionals with extensive careers and Oscar's, lose everything. Because the business had been taken over by people who literally said “we'll keep this strike going until people start losing their homes “. And they did.
This is amazing. How can we get involved? Would like to help out. I work in a field of Ai which focuses on Ethics, Diversity, Inclusion and regulations in Ai.
This is awesome. There’s power in numbers! If it works, maybe musicians will take it as a sign to fight back against Ticketmaster, LiveNation, & the music streaming services who pay out pennies per millions of plays.
Thank you for bringing together a way “to build this plane” as you say. I'm really grateful for your thoughts & words here as I was on ‘hit record’.
I'm in Sydney and our country is facing a gun tragedy, one that sadly, America is way too used to. The internet is FULL of AI images that purport to show the scene. It's horrible.
I imagine you're familiar with Tristan Harris. If you haven't already seen this long form interview of him by Stephen Bartlett, I highly recommend it. The need to get busy around finding this narrow middle passage between decentralized chaos and the would be technofeudal overlords centralization of AI is vital and only open for a little while. I feel excited about your new coalition as a possibly a key piece of the puzzle to mobilize political will outside of the usual silly divides if we ant to avoid the path of 6 people dictating all of life for the 8 billion... Thanks as always for YOU!
Also, PS I recently rewatched 10 Things I Hate About You. That one ALWAYS delivers! We need more fun films like this that feel genuine and real while being entertaining and uplifting.
I just saw a clip of Tristan Harris in an interview with Jon Stewart. He talked about the organization he co-founded, The Center for Humane Technology and all about AI. It's a great interview and very powerful and eye-opening. Things are moving fast and are so fluid.
Great thoughts and great post. Next up details as we all figure them out to address this issue. As a visual artist I know my tools are only as good as how I use them. My paintbrushes don't make my paintings. I choose the brush to make the mark that expresses my intent. Ive been looking at many visual artists who are exercising the muscle of AI along with other digital tools (we've) been employing for years now. What strikes me most in this immediate moment as AI is pervasive (without proof of concept - aka enough audience response yet) is impressive technique but lack of soul.
Remember when digital technology made 101 dalmatians present in a film way back when? Yeah we all knew the difference between copy and paste in the technology. With AI we have to not suspend our disbelief but rather employ our disbelief to enjoy a soul behind the creative arts.
I think the first thing that shocked me was listening to an author (Grisham?) talk about how AI models can write books in his style now. I am probably the weirdo, but I just wouldn’t ever buy a novel written by a program. I am interested in the human stories behind novels, music, movies etc. I plan to be very diligent making sure I am supporting real people.
One suggestion I’d make is be clear articulating how you think AI *should* be used. I think a lot of people focus on the things they don’t want and it’s very difficult for builders to respond to that. Builders are generally well intentioned but they drift towards what would be “cool” to build, you have to paint a picture of the future creators want.
Machines used to replace muscle. Now they replace judgement, coordination, pattern recognition. AI does not just assist. It outperforms. Efficiency is no longer aspirational. It is automatic. And when efficiency is mastered, human labour becomes optional. Human judgement becomes redundant. Human time becomes expensive. This is the moment value detaches from effort. The system no longer needs most people to function. That is the quiet shock nobody wants to name.
No one who supports the repeal of Section 230 has ANY business being a part of any "creators coalitions". Whatever any creators thoughts on AI, they should UNEQUIVOCALLY view you as an enemy. You are trying to *destroy* the only platforms they can use to be seen. How dare you try to act like you care about them
This is awesome- I'm right there with you, bro, this is a much-needed development as we continue through unprecedented times. The tech is definitely here to stay- but it's time to tame the Wild AI West 🫶
Thank you and the other founders of CCAI. 😊 This is just what we all need! I'm actually doing research on these unethical business practices for academic reasons, so I'm really looking forward to hearing more from your organization in the future.
You do understand that the studios are wanting to create a film industry where they can get rid of actual people doing the work, and replace everyone, including actors with AI.
The studio takeover is far darker than you think.
Anybody in the business of following around the major studios like a little puppy dog, and having their livelihood depend on the scraps the studios are feeding them, just know one thing. These Wallstreet bankers and silicon Valley billionaire bros with real connections to literal Nazi communities from South Africa and billionaires in the middle east, don't want anyone to make any money, except them. These are not good people by any metric. They are parasites. Locusts who devour everything they come across. They have turned Hollywood itself into a husk of its former self. Their goal is to create a system where they can spit out content, without the need of anyone with a smidgen of experience or talent from top to bottom. Hence their investment and interest in Ai.
And the content they will create, will align with their own ideology. It's clear that Ellison et al watched what Murdoch was able to achieve worldwide with Fox News, and the true power of owning media. This isn't about just wanting to be a studio owner. This is about the ability to control their narrative on a massive scale.
If these were normal times, then there would be no way Paramount or Netflix could buy another studio because of anti trust laws.
It's no surprise or coincidence Trump is stepping in to prevent Netflix from buying WB. But he'll happily rubberstamp a deal for rightwing owners Paramount and his buddies from Qatar who gave him a free plane.
Actors, directors and everyone involved in filmmaking from creation to promoting avd exhibition better smarten up, and get together to start forming their own business model. Because everyone thinks it won't affect their job or business. But I witnessed firsthand how a booming industry collapsed within a year. And saw many professionals with extensive careers and Oscar's, lose everything. Because the business had been taken over by people who literally said “we'll keep this strike going until people start losing their homes “. And they did.
The major studios don't give a fuck about you.
This is amazing. How can we get involved? Would like to help out. I work in a field of Ai which focuses on Ethics, Diversity, Inclusion and regulations in Ai.
This is awesome. There’s power in numbers! If it works, maybe musicians will take it as a sign to fight back against Ticketmaster, LiveNation, & the music streaming services who pay out pennies per millions of plays.
Thank you for bringing together a way “to build this plane” as you say. I'm really grateful for your thoughts & words here as I was on ‘hit record’.
I'm in Sydney and our country is facing a gun tragedy, one that sadly, America is way too used to. The internet is FULL of AI images that purport to show the scene. It's horrible.
I imagine you're familiar with Tristan Harris. If you haven't already seen this long form interview of him by Stephen Bartlett, I highly recommend it. The need to get busy around finding this narrow middle passage between decentralized chaos and the would be technofeudal overlords centralization of AI is vital and only open for a little while. I feel excited about your new coalition as a possibly a key piece of the puzzle to mobilize political will outside of the usual silly divides if we ant to avoid the path of 6 people dictating all of life for the 8 billion... Thanks as always for YOU!
https://youtu.be/BFU1OCkhBwo?si=NPKHqMDzf0ZpNpJL
Also, PS I recently rewatched 10 Things I Hate About You. That one ALWAYS delivers! We need more fun films like this that feel genuine and real while being entertaining and uplifting.
I just saw a clip of Tristan Harris in an interview with Jon Stewart. He talked about the organization he co-founded, The Center for Humane Technology and all about AI. It's a great interview and very powerful and eye-opening. Things are moving fast and are so fluid.
Great thoughts and great post. Next up details as we all figure them out to address this issue. As a visual artist I know my tools are only as good as how I use them. My paintbrushes don't make my paintings. I choose the brush to make the mark that expresses my intent. Ive been looking at many visual artists who are exercising the muscle of AI along with other digital tools (we've) been employing for years now. What strikes me most in this immediate moment as AI is pervasive (without proof of concept - aka enough audience response yet) is impressive technique but lack of soul.
Remember when digital technology made 101 dalmatians present in a film way back when? Yeah we all knew the difference between copy and paste in the technology. With AI we have to not suspend our disbelief but rather employ our disbelief to enjoy a soul behind the creative arts.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
I think the first thing that shocked me was listening to an author (Grisham?) talk about how AI models can write books in his style now. I am probably the weirdo, but I just wouldn’t ever buy a novel written by a program. I am interested in the human stories behind novels, music, movies etc. I plan to be very diligent making sure I am supporting real people.
It’s NOW OR NEVER!
One suggestion I’d make is be clear articulating how you think AI *should* be used. I think a lot of people focus on the things they don’t want and it’s very difficult for builders to respond to that. Builders are generally well intentioned but they drift towards what would be “cool” to build, you have to paint a picture of the future creators want.
Machines used to replace muscle. Now they replace judgement, coordination, pattern recognition. AI does not just assist. It outperforms. Efficiency is no longer aspirational. It is automatic. And when efficiency is mastered, human labour becomes optional. Human judgement becomes redundant. Human time becomes expensive. This is the moment value detaches from effort. The system no longer needs most people to function. That is the quiet shock nobody wants to name.
No one who supports the repeal of Section 230 has ANY business being a part of any "creators coalitions". Whatever any creators thoughts on AI, they should UNEQUIVOCALLY view you as an enemy. You are trying to *destroy* the only platforms they can use to be seen. How dare you try to act like you care about them
This is awesome- I'm right there with you, bro, this is a much-needed development as we continue through unprecedented times. The tech is definitely here to stay- but it's time to tame the Wild AI West 🫶
Count me in please.
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