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03-23-2023, 08:51 PM
https://www.looper.com/1236660/south-parks-ai-storyline-in-season-26-had-fans-extremely-impressed/
Viewers loved ChatGPT's involvement in the episode
As evidenced by the comment section under the clip of Stan's "Deep Learning" speech posted on YouTube, "South Park" fans were impressed by how ChatGPT was used to write parts of an episode about itself. @BB-te8tc appreciated the irony, saying, "I love the implication that Stan's speech about the dangers of corporate-owned AI were likely written by a corporate-owned AI." Others were surprised by the last moments of "Deep Learning," like @nikobelic25000, who wrote: "This was brilliant. I honestly didn't expect the ending to be written with ChatGPT."
Some commented on "South Park's" exploration of the issues plaguing AI-human interactions. @lordparoose48 posted, "The way Wendy was indirectly emotionally connecting to an AI thinking it was Stan while he wasn't even taking time to read the responses." Even those working in AI were impressed by how its flaws were depicted: "The way they poked fun at the way AI chatbots can sometimes go off the rails and deliver some seriously weird and unexpected responses was spot-on (...) As someone who works in AI and chatbot development, I found this episode both hilarious and uncomfortably accurate," said @ctohaz.
The unapologetic, straightforward approach to all sorts of issues is one of the best and worst things about "South Park." On the one hand, it makes for some hilarious comedy, but at times, the series was deemed outright offensive. "Deep Learning" seems to keep the show's signature style while providing a nuanced perspective on a polarizing issue.
Viewers loved ChatGPT's involvement in the episode
As evidenced by the comment section under the clip of Stan's "Deep Learning" speech posted on YouTube, "South Park" fans were impressed by how ChatGPT was used to write parts of an episode about itself. @BB-te8tc appreciated the irony, saying, "I love the implication that Stan's speech about the dangers of corporate-owned AI were likely written by a corporate-owned AI." Others were surprised by the last moments of "Deep Learning," like @nikobelic25000, who wrote: "This was brilliant. I honestly didn't expect the ending to be written with ChatGPT."
Some commented on "South Park's" exploration of the issues plaguing AI-human interactions. @lordparoose48 posted, "The way Wendy was indirectly emotionally connecting to an AI thinking it was Stan while he wasn't even taking time to read the responses." Even those working in AI were impressed by how its flaws were depicted: "The way they poked fun at the way AI chatbots can sometimes go off the rails and deliver some seriously weird and unexpected responses was spot-on (...) As someone who works in AI and chatbot development, I found this episode both hilarious and uncomfortably accurate," said @ctohaz.
The unapologetic, straightforward approach to all sorts of issues is one of the best and worst things about "South Park." On the one hand, it makes for some hilarious comedy, but at times, the series was deemed outright offensive. "Deep Learning" seems to keep the show's signature style while providing a nuanced perspective on a polarizing issue.