VIDEO KFC A.I. commercial

[blewis17]

As proof of concept, this completely A.I. driven KFC commercial, which would normally take $400K to film and produce, was done on about $400 of AI subscriptions. Amazing that this isn't a "real" commercial. Nothing you are seeing or hearing is "real" in the traditional sense.

 

[joberg]

As proof of concept, this completely A.I. driven KFC commercial, which would normally take $400K to film and produce, was done on about $400 of AI subscriptions. Amazing that this isn't a "real" commercial. Nothing you are seeing or hearing is "real" in the traditional sense.

Yep, the future doesn't look good for a lot of T.V./Movie pros.

 

[jts1031]

Well, between saving money on commercials and all the dough they'll rake in from KFC toothpaste and candles, they should be sitting real pretty.

 

[Ron]

Nothing is real anymore.

 

[TimDRX]

I was optimistic that this is the year "AI" crashes and we never have to see this garbage again. Alas Deepseek's breakthroughs mean it'll probably linger as background noise forever more. I expect to see AI slop more often than NFTs (lol remember that one?) and less often than Cryptoscams.

I know a lot of the AI skeptic talk doesn't cut through to a lot of mildly interested dabblers who like playing with the end products, but just in case; the current push for AI by the tech industry is basically a ponzi scheme. Not a single company is profiting from its use, they burn billions of dollars to lose billions more. You'll see headlines about OpenAI grossing $5b and have to click through to see they spent $9b to make it. Microsoft is already backing away, cancelling its hyperscaling projects, it's just a question of which of the big companies gets left holding the bag on this junk.

(Personally I'm betting on Meta dying)

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

I am so happy to hear this saved Corporate Overlords $400,000. Corporate Overlords need more money. Corporate Overlords are our friends.

Spend
Obey

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Goodnight, Hollywood.

 

[batguy]

This commercial is heavy on slow-mo closeups of food and light on realistic candid human shots. It's not really anything new at the core.

It will definitely put a lot of people out of work. But a year ago we already knew that was coming.



As for AI being a ponzi? I mean, yeah, it's on a bubble right now for sure. But I think this is broadly in line with how new tech gets adopted over time.

The initial estimates tend to ride on media hype & stock price inflation (read: con artistry). The tech-bros wildly overestimate how quickly this tech will take over the world and make its investors rich. Then there is a predictable "crash" as everybody realizes the laws of nature still apply and the growth curves settle down.

. . . But in the long run (many years) the reach & impact of the tech does live up to the hype.

The mistake is thinking that a tech will have a huge society-wide effect + that effect will be overwhelmingly positive. Nope, tech changes usually don't do both of those at once.

 

[Halliwax]

This stuff scares me

 

[batguy]

This stuff scares me

That early AI clip of Will Smith eating spaghetti scared me.


But then, Will Smith eating spaghetti might just be inherently scary even without AI.

 

[13doctorwho]

I wonder who they will need to market to when we're all unemployed because of AI. On the surface getting rid of paying people is every CEO's dream, but who will be left to buy their products? Don't get me wrong, they'll do it... and then be surprised no can afford their stuff so sales are way down.

 

[Egon Spengler]

I absolutely, 100% fricken cannot stand this garbage.

 

[batguy]

I wonder who they will need to market to when we're all unemployed because of AI. On the surface getting rid of paying people is every CEO's dream, but who will be left to buy their products? Don't get me wrong, they'll do it... and then be surprised no can afford their stuff so sales are way down.

The people running the world are only richer than us. They aren't any smarter.

 

[joberg]

I wonder who they will need to market to when we're all unemployed because of AI. On the surface getting rid of paying people is every CEO's dream, but who will be left to buy their products? Don't get me wrong, they'll do it... and then be surprised no can afford their stuff so sales are way down.

Tech has replaced millions already (ATMs, anybody?). The "Human Factor" is always a bother/risk for corporation: tech cannot get pregnant, get sick, go on strike, be a difficult employee, etc...when you eliminate, to a very small amount, people (you still need technician to repair and maintain the machines), your profits are going up...period.

 

[13doctorwho]

Profits only go up if PEOPLE have jobs to buy your products. I am an electronics technologist, I design, fix and maintain electrical equipment. We are a SMALL percentage of the populace. I use ChatGPT every day since I don't have an electrical engineer for support. Even highly educated people are getting replaced with AI. And at the rate robotics is moving I just hope to survive till retirement (another 15 year). Just like the Luddites, who lost their jobs to machinery... the saving grace for people was problem solving... now were at the bottom of the food chain there too.

 

[cboath]

I was optimistic that this is the year "AI" crashes and we never have to see this garbage again. Alas Deepseek's breakthroughs mean it'll probably linger as background noise forever more. I expect to see AI slop more often than NFTs (lol remember that one?) and less often than Cryptoscams.

I know a lot of the AI skeptic talk doesn't cut through to a lot of mildly interested dabblers who like playing with the end products, but just in case; the current push for AI by the tech industry is basically a ponzi scheme. Not a single company is profiting from its use, they burn billions of dollars to lose billions more. You'll see headlines about OpenAI grossing $5b and have to click through to see they spent $9b to make it. Microsoft is already backing away, cancelling its hyperscaling projects, it's just a question of which of the big companies gets left holding the bag on this junk.

(Personally I'm betting on Meta dying)

I think the issue is not whether it will happen or not because it absolutely will. I think it is a major case of wveryone and their dog trying to froce it upon everyone whether it was needed or not. It has become a corporate buzzword. I get annoyed at work when people say 'we can get ai to do it' and we have to tell them no you cant. It can do lots of good and amazing things, but it takes work to get it there and they all think it is instant.

 

[baron von blondle]

As proof of concept, this completely A.I. driven KFC commercial, which would normally take $400K to film and produce, was done on about $400 of AI subscriptions. Amazing that this isn't a "real" commercial. Nothing you are seeing or hearing is "real" in the traditional sense.

Horrible fake looking commercial for horrible fake food - a perfect pairing!

 

[Tan Djarka]

Honestly, that doesn't look any worse than any other fast food commercial.

AI is just a tool. It's not an instant fix. Yes, it potentially removes us from the process, but many technological advanced have already done that.

Can AI effectively replace us? I guess that would depend on who programs it. But if AI and automation do ultimately replace us, it will require a serious rethink of society.

 

[batguy]

AI won't replace human creativity. But it will make it cheaper & easier, which means a lot fewer people will be able to make a living at it.

The clearest change that I see coming is the size of the productions. Who will pay for action stuff like 'Mad Max Fury Road' when AI can dupe the shots for pennies on the dollar, and get the movie done in months instead of years?

 

[Darth Lars]

I hate AI so much.