View Full Version : TV’s portrayal of A.I. has become a “vicious circle”


TMC
05-04-2026, 03:58 AM
https://rts.org.uk/article/impact-ai-film-and-tv-it-friend-or-foe

TV’s portrayal of AI has become a "vicious circle" because, while entertainment often highlights AI's inaccuracy or threats—like HBO's The Comeback depicting hacky, stolen schtick—industry fears of being "pilloried" prevent embracing it, yet the technology is simultaneously used behind the scenes for editing and analytics. This contradiction fuels audience anxiety while AI, particularly generative AI, remains a, often, unrefined, and, scrutinized tool in, storytelling, and production.

PaperClips
05-04-2026, 12:13 PM
https://rts.org.uk/article/impact-ai-film-and-tv-it-friend-or-foe

TV’s portrayal of AI has become a "vicious circle" because, while entertainment often highlights AI's inaccuracy or threats—like HBO's The Comeback depicting hacky, stolen schtick—industry fears of being "pilloried" prevent embracing it, yet the technology is simultaneously used behind the scenes for editing and analytics. This contradiction fuels audience anxiety while AI, particularly generative AI, remains a, often, unrefined, and, scrutinized tool in, storytelling, and production.

AI will control everything and take everyone's jobs. The only people who will have jobs are people who can control AI or manual labor.

TV will evolve into what AI sees what people will watch.