AI: Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread or Just Full of Hot Air?
They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin was no exception. A sizzle reel promoting artificial intelligence (AI) as the best thing since sliced bread caused quite the stir. It’s clear, folks, not everyone’s ready to jump aboard the AI train.
Key Points in a Nutshell:
- A sizzle reel at SXSW boasted about the goodness of AI, and it did NOT go over well with the audience. If the ticket was refundable, some might have done it a heartbeat.
- This promo attempted to depict AI as the greatest invention since sliced bread. But hey, who’s taking the side of gluten these days anyways?
- The sizzle reel popped up right before an unrelated rom-com. It left the viewers confused, puzzling over the connection between AI and romance – unless they were screening “Her” and no one told us.
- From the responses, it seems that the audience was considerably more sceptical and less enamoured with artificial intelligence than the sizzle reel suggested. Maybe it’s time AI sent out some apology intelliflowers?
Final Thoughts:
In conclusion, it seems like there’s a bit of an AI disconnect in the room. No matter how AI was promoted at the SXSW Festival, folks weren’t ready to swap their rom-com popcorn for microchips just yet. But hey! At least the awkward combination of rom-coms with artificial intelligence created a new concept for Hollywood. Who knows – perhaps they’re onto the next Oscar-winning genre?
The moral of the story? Perhaps not to put all your microchips in one basket and recognize there’s always going to be a bit of scepticism over new tech, even if it does promise to butter your toast just right. We can’t wait for an episode of Black Mirror titled, “AI vs. The Disgruntled SXSW Audience”. Tune in next year to see if AI’s image gets a reboot, or if audiences are still swiping left on this tech revolution.
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