Jack Black on dangers of AI: 'I'm team humanity'
(25 Jul 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles, 24 July 2023
1. Jack Black picketing outside of Paramount studios
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Black, actor/comedian:
“I realized, when I got here I brought out my SAG card, I’ve been a member for 40 years, since 1983. That’s why we’ve been so proud to be part of a union taking care of our own fair wages, safe work environment. Yeah. Let’s get a fair deal.”
3. Black picketing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Black, actor/comedian -On whether AI can be funny:
“It can be unintentionally funny. Right now, if you ask it to write you a script, it will spit out something really ridiculous and absurd. And it can be funny because it’s kind of like a ten year old wrote it. It’ll be scary to see what happens in the coming years when it gets smarter and faster. Maybe its wisecracks will get sharper and snappier.”
5. Black picketing
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Black, actor/comedian:
“I’m on the side of the humans. I’m on team human, on team humanity.”
7. Wide of picketers outside of Paramount
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles, 24 July 2023
1. Jack Black picketing outside of Paramount studios
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Black, actor/comedian:
“I realized, when I got here I brought out my SAG card, I’ve been a member for 40 years, since 1983. That’s why we’ve been so proud to be part of a union taking care of our own fair wages, safe work environment. Yeah. Let’s get a fair deal.”
3. Black picketing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Black, actor/comedian -On whether AI can be funny:
“It can be unintentionally funny. Right now, if you ask it to write you a script, it will spit out something really ridiculous and absurd. And it can be funny because it’s kind of like a ten year old wrote it. It’ll be scary to see what happens in the coming years when it gets smarter and faster. Maybe its wisecracks will get sharper and snappier.”
5. Black picketing
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Black, actor/comedian:
“I’m on the side of the humans. I’m on team human, on team humanity.”
7. Wide of picketers outside of Paramount
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