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A plot twist some of you
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probably expected
Have you ever dreamed of starring in your
favourite cartoon, film or TV show? Imagine
this: you provide a short prompt and an AI
system adds you, the user, to any story you
like. You would be able to befriend a beloved
character or help your favourite space
traveller fight aliens on screen within
minutes. You think it’s impossible? Think
How would you want your Facial replacement for
character to develop? beginners
again. A San Francisco start-up has created
technology that can generate a South Park
episode with you as one of the characters.
The story, the animation and the voices –
these are all created almost instantly based
on a short description you provide.
Idea source: GamesBeat
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A plot twist some of you How would you want your Facial replacement for
Meet your body double
probably expected character to develop? beginners

You’re back home after a long day. You turn
the TV on only to see yourself living through
the day again but this time you’re the viewer.
And so are other internet users. Sounds
impossible? Well, it happened to Joan, the
character from one of the Black Mirror
episodes. At first, you might think ‘OK, this is
just some bad sci-fi’. But at some point you
realize that the technology for that scenario
is already out there. Just think about the
cameras that see us, and the smartphones
that hear us. What if it’s all recorded and
used as a film script? Will our lives be stolen
so that others can enjoy watching our actual
struggles?
Source: Netflix

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Read the texts again and discuss the questions. Text me your answers :)
● Would people or companies use the technologies from the first text?
Why/Why not?
● Do you think there are technologies filmmakers can use to create instant
stories copying common people’s lives, as described in the second text? If so,
how feasible is the scenario in the text?
● How good do you think the quality of the AI-made films described in the texts
would be?
● How would the film industry change if the technologies proved to be cheap,
quick and efficient? Consider mainstream and independent filmmaking.
● In what way is using the data about someone’s private life authorized or
unauthorized nowadays?
● Would people be interested in watching stories about a random person’s
everyday life if they knew it was 100% true?
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