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Re: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

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Post by philliphaydon »

mygrant wrote: post #15
TekMol wrote: post #7

I saw the name "Seinfeld" a thousand times here and there on the web. But never looked it up. Now I took a peek for the first time. First video that pops up is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgFmP03biw So it is something like Al Bundy? A soap opera? If someone makes an Al Bundy version, it certainly should be called "AI Bundy".

You know what Al Bundy is, but you don't know "Seinfeld" except from "on the web"? And then you search for it and post a YouTube vid here? I don't believe it.

I’ve watched every episode of married with children. But I’ve never watched Seinfeld. Only clipped shared on Instagram and even then I skip over them…

Re: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

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Post by zuminator »

MexicanJoe wrote: post #9

If only it was funny

It makes me think of the early days of cinema. It took a while for things to fall into place. Even things that are considered masterpieces like "Metropolis" are a bit weird in contemporary terms; set pieces go on way too long, serious moments sometimes come off as comical, actors stare into the camera, etc. It's not hard to imagine that the non-masterpiece run of the mill stuff was nigh unwatchable in today's terms.

So "Nothing Forever" isn't funny now but I'd be surprised if something like it is more than 5 years away from watchable.

Re: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

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Post by wolverine876 »

redeux wrote: post #11
TekMol wrote: post #7

I saw the name "Seinfeld" a thousand times here and there on the web. But never looked it up. Now I took a peek for the first time. First video that pops up is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgFmP03biw So it is something like Al Bundy? A soap opera? If someone makes an Al Bundy version, it certainly should be called "AI Bundy".

They’re both sitcoms but with very different styles. Seinfeld is a “smart” comedy and makes social commentary through the life of the Manhattanite characters. Married with Children is more of a base comedy, lampooning the old cliche of the perfect 50s household. At least that’s my take. I haven’t watched either in probably 20 years.

What social commentary did Seinfeld make? It was a 'show about nothing', starring incredibly self-centered characters who cared about nothing.

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Post by wolverine876 »

TekMol wrote: post #7

I saw the name "Seinfeld" a thousand times here and there on the web. But never looked it up. Now I took a peek for the first time. First video that pops up is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgFmP03biw So it is something like Al Bundy? A soap opera? If someone makes an Al Bundy version, it certainly should be called "AI Bundy".

Seinfeld was a leading TV comedy in the US, and is respected by people in the industry as one of the best shows (or sitcoms) of all time.

It was 'show about nothing', as they described it, about mundane minutiae. It starred three characters, including Jerry Seinfeld, who cared about nothing but themselves. Another description I read was that it was innovative in starring unsympathetic characters.

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Post by jaytagdamian »

twostorytower wrote: post #10

I am guessing it wouldn’t be hard for an AI voice generator to impersonate the actor’s voices given the possible sample data available. I’m sure it’s not long before we have completely new AI generated deep faked episodes of beloved TV shows.

I'm surprised it isn't using something like https://fakeyou.com/ already.

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Post by mellosouls »

bee_rider wrote: post #26
TekMol wrote: post #7

I saw the name "Seinfeld" a thousand times here and there on the web. But never looked it up. Now I took a peek for the first time. First video that pops up is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgFmP03biw So it is something like Al Bundy? A soap opera? If someone makes an Al Bundy version, it certainly should be called "AI Bundy".

Seinfeld was the first good sitcom. The only good thing about sitcoms is that there are only like 5 good ones, so you won’t waste too much time watching them.

Seinfeld was the first good sitcom.

That's such a silly thing to say I'll assume it's intentionally provocative and not intended to be truthful rather than representing genuine ignorance.

But for anybody young enough/daft enough to take it seriously, check out

Fawlty Towers

Young Ones

Blackadder

Yes Minister

Dad's Army

Etc

Etc

That's just a quick UK list off the top of my head, I'll leave others to correct the parent comment with US (Bilko?, Cheers?, etc) and other national (Let The Blood Run Free?) suggestions...

Re: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

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Post by detaro »

10729287 wrote: post #19
mygrant wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know what Al Bundy is, but you don't know "Seinfeld" except from "on the web"? And then you search for it and post a YouTube vid here? I don't believe it.

Married with Children was huge here in France but Seinfeld never made it to the mainstream as it was aired on subscription TV

I think similarly in Germany

Re: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

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Post by hadlock »

Salgat wrote: post #34
chii wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i dunno how they do the animations. Haven't watched enough to see if it repeats, or it is generated dynamically. The script is probably written by just asking chatGPT (for a script). Might even have some prompts that seed the script. Then the output of the chatGPT is fed into a TTS (text to speech) and played. I think the laugh track is randomly played (or played in between different scripts that GPT generates). And…

For the animations, they could probably write it with traditional artificial intelligence. It's as simple as having events that trigger based on whos talking, such as sit on couch, walk over to kitchen, wave hands while talking, etc.

Scenes and animations seem to be picked at random. Just watched George microwave something in the kitchen while having a conversation about something totally different. They really nailed it. Seinfeld is truly a show about nothing. Thinking back to countless scenes of Kramer wandering into the kitchen to pour a bowl of cereal and spout some nonsense that would loop back on itself in the last scene of the episode in some tangential way

Re: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

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Post by chii »

twostorytower wrote: post #10

I am guessing it wouldn’t be hard for an AI voice generator to impersonate the actor’s voices given the possible sample data available. I’m sure it’s not long before we have completely new AI generated deep faked episodes of beloved TV shows.

faking a real voice could be construed as fraud unless they have prior permission from the actor. Their likeness cannot just be copied and used. At the very least, trademark infringement?
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