The face isn’t real, but her story is: Why W5 used AI on an interview with a rape survivor https://t.co/GMIxQiNpKN
— CTV News Winnipeg (@ctvwinnipeg) May 31, 2025
The face isn’t real, but her story is: Why W5 used AI on an interview with a rape survivor
In the opening minutes of our documentary, Sleeping With the Enemy, viewers meet “Melanie,” a Canadian woman whose life was shattered by a Facebook message on the weekend of her bridal shower.
I get the rationale behind W5’s decision to use an AI generated construction in this instance but it does highlight the possibilities that await for less scrupulous use of AI.
The hilarity is that AI is not some invading country, or an alien invasion, or a natural disaster.
In other words, AI is inert.AI is something that OTHER HUMANS are using in order to eliminate their companies’ labor overhead. It is used by humans; it is not “being done to… https://t.co/HyQ7Ja4zih
— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) May 31, 2025
What Happens When AI Replaces Workers?
On Wednesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei declared AI could eliminate half of all entry level white collar jobs within five years. Last week, a senior LinkedIn executive reported that AI is already starting to take jobs from new grads. In April, Fiverr’s CEO made it clear: “AI is coming for your job. Heck, it’s coming for my job too.” Even the new Pope is warning about AI’s dramatic potential to reshape our economy.
Why do they think this?
h/t Al the Fish and Patti Jo
