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Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by throwaway613746 »

coinfused wrote: post #9
maplethorpe wrote: post #5

Scorcese understands that Hollywood's ultimate limiting factor is the number of available actors. A finite pool of actors means a finite pool of movies. Removing this limitation means that, just like an AI image generator can generate any image imaginable, a future movie generator will be able to generate every movie imaginable, at the click of a button.

Why would anyone want that? I don't want infinite movies, I don't have infinite time. I'd rather have intent over quantity. There is already an abundance of content, a century of cinema. Who actually wants this and why?

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Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by estebank »

voidfunc wrote: post #36
coinfused wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would anyone want that? I don't want infinite movies, I don't have infinite time. I'd rather have intent over quantity. There is already an abundance of content, a century of cinema. Who actually wants this and why?

But what if you could have the movie you want exactly with the story and characters as you envision them. You may not want that still, but I guarantee you there are people that will.

I read books and watch movies to engage and be moved by stories I didn't know I wanted, that surprise me and/or leave me thinking for a while.

I loved Annihilation and it's sequels, not knowing what I was getting into. I would never have come up with those stories. And a one to one translation of the text to screen would have left us without an interesting movie on its own right.

Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by ofrzeta »

thatmf wrote: post #35

> Martin Scorsese, the living embodiment of cinema as high art and a conscience for modern Hollywood That's some ChatGPT-level glazing. No one thinks this. Unless they also think that, like, Bob Dylan is the voice of Gen Z.

I think it would be fair to say he is the living embodidment of cinema and end the sentence.

Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by tekno45 »

voidfunc wrote: post #36
coinfused wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would anyone want that? I don't want infinite movies, I don't have infinite time. I'd rather have intent over quantity. There is already an abundance of content, a century of cinema. Who actually wants this and why?

But what if you could have the movie you want exactly with the story and characters as you envision them. You may not want that still, but I guarantee you there are people that will.

whats the point of media so customized nobody else gets it?

its not like you're writing a story for yourself.

Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by kys11 »

tekno45 wrote: post #44
voidfunc wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But what if you could have the movie you want exactly with the story and characters as you envision them. You may not want that still, but I guarantee you there are people that will.

whats the point of media so customized nobody else gets it? its not like you're writing a story for yourself.

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Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by opto »

voidfunc wrote: post #36
coinfused wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would anyone want that? I don't want infinite movies, I don't have infinite time. I'd rather have intent over quantity. There is already an abundance of content, a century of cinema. Who actually wants this and why?

But what if you could have the movie you want exactly with the story and characters as you envision them. You may not want that still, but I guarantee you there are people that will.

When there is a large portion of society that realises this is a way to say, "what if I had every social interaction in the setting I want, with the characters I want, with the response I want, where I say exactly the right thing" and choose to spend all of their leisure hours generating imaginary worlds to make them feel better there will still be people saying, "and so what if they do? If people will pay for it, ultimately the market decides"

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Post by steego »

olivierestsage wrote: post #7

I've noticed a tendency among people who have built careers known for visionary, forward-thinking work that they hesitate to make the natural move into more "conservative" positions/approaches as they age. This leads to missteps, because as one ages, one inevitably becomes further removed from the zeitgeist. On paper, embracing AI might seem like a great idea if you don't want to become an old fogey, but not all chan…

> I doubt this decision will age well

Honestly, I don’t think Marty’s “decision” to use generative AI to storyboard will even become a thing that ages.

But let’s say it doesn’t “age well”. What would that mean? Would it mean we’ve turned into a society that looks down on people on using AI tools at ANY stage in a creative process?

Is that where you think we’re going?

Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by coinfused »

voidfunc wrote: post #36
coinfused wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would anyone want that? I don't want infinite movies, I don't have infinite time. I'd rather have intent over quantity. There is already an abundance of content, a century of cinema. Who actually wants this and why?

But what if you could have the movie you want exactly with the story and characters as you envision them. You may not want that still, but I guarantee you there are people that will.

Sounds horrible and mind-numbing to me.

But yes you're right, some people are probably seeking that in their media consumption.

Re: Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.

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Post by steego »

thatmf wrote: post #35

> Martin Scorsese, the living embodiment of cinema as high art and a conscience for modern Hollywood That's some ChatGPT-level glazing. No one thinks this. Unless they also think that, like, Bob Dylan is the voice of Gen Z.

This is simply old fashioned Hollywood-level glazing, which has always made ChatGPT-level glazing look scathing by comparison.
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