This reminds me of "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" and the huge push from Square Enix to bill the main character Aki Ross as the first "digital actress". There's obvious differences with this, but I still remember buying magazines with Aki on the cover and seeing interviews about how she was the future of the film industry.
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And while that didn't pan out as planned, both CGI and live action continued, and coexist.
This isn't a threat to actors - it's a threat to studios. Hollywood doesn't need fancy new technology to have obedient pretty faces in their zillion-dollar entertainment products. But if any rando with a video card and patience can piece together professional-looking footage, then more people get to tell stories, in this medium.
I think a big part of why so many people follow celebrity culture is fantasizing about "what if that were me?"
When they try to take the people out of the equation, the reception is going to be indifferent, at best.
Unfortunately, I disagree. I'm sure we've both seen how thoroughly amused even a lot of adults are by AI.
Miku Hatsune would like a word
Miku Hatsune was never intended to replace people.
As much posturing as they're doing, it's all just marketing. It's really no different from Miku - offering a digital alternative hoping to hit it big because it's novel.
It's not quite the same. Vocaloids are instruments and their lyrics, as well as all the music, are composed by real humans who get money and recognition for their work.
If "Tilly" won an Oscar, the company behind her would accept the statue.
Al Pacino already made a movie about this.
AI Pacino... Nice.