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THB #373: The First True Victims Of A.I.

THB #373: The First True Victims Of A.I.

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May 20, 2023
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Journalists.

A.I. is coming for us first.

Particularly, I would expect, entertainment journalists.

This profession is the one that the rest of the journalists don’t take seriously.

But it’s worse than the normal paranoia. Because our good billionaire friend, Jay Penske, has already reset the standard for entertainment journalism. He took the already often-squishy set of standards for trade journalism and, in spite of having some very talented journalists on his payroll, reset expectations… lower.

I just asked ChatGPT to ”rewrite this press release in the style of Variety” And this is what I got from ChatGPT.

Variety Exclusive: Roger Corman Documentary Unleashed via Porter Craig Film and Media, Now Streaming on Vudu

LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2023 – Prepare to embark on an enthralling cinematic journey as the highly anticipated Roger Corman documentary, a passion project by Porter Craig Film and Media, sets the streaming world ablaze exclusively on Vudu. In an unprecedented move that is set to re…

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