The Clanker's Clankers

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I've been watching a couple of these Star Wars AI videos on YouTube. They're pretty lame. Actually, they remind me quite a bit of Ahsoka. The writing, which seems to linger just a bit too long on obvious dialogue, the shots that ponderously move from dull observations and simple statements, feels identical to the Ahsoka scripts. I wonder if these videos were written by the AI or if the producers of the videos are just exceptionally unimaginative.

I suppose AI will get better and we'll see fewer mistakes like the bit where Lando's spear suddenly sticks to the back of his hand because he needs two hands to take the box. Perhaps faces will maintain more consistent shapes, too.

The concept of "formulaic" writing has long existed in writing criticism. Maybe that's the best AI can do. I bet the reason Disney hasn't asked that these videos be removed from YouTube is they want to gauge audience interest in AI Star Wars content. Of course, formulaic writing has always been good enough for a lot of Hollywood executives and editors, especially risk averse ones. Or lazy ones, like Kate Beckinsale's character in The Last Days of Disco.

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