AI YOU JOKING?

AI generated romcom movie to be released this summer already being slammed as ‘tacky and horrendous’ after first look

See what onlookers thought of the trailer below

A ROMCOM is set to hit screens this summer that has been nearly-entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI), in an apparent world-first.

Experts have long speculated that AI will leave no industry unchanged.

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Chinese TV manufacturer TCL has dropped a 60-second trailer for its upcoming movie titled "Next Stop Paris" on YouTubeCredit: TCLtvplus
TCL used a text-to-video generator called Runway ML and popular image generator Midjourney to produce the trailerCredit: TCLtvplus
The company has said it's considering making the film the length of a TV episodeCredit: TCLtvplus

But the quality of this AI-generated romcom might actually ease fears that a robot will soon replace you.

Chinese TV manufacturer TCL has dropped a 60-second trailer for its upcoming movie titled "Next Stop Paris" on YouTube.

There is tremendous curiosity around AI... It's a marketing differentiator.

Chris Regina, TCL Chief Content Officer

TCL used a text-to-video generator called Runway ML and popular image generator Midjourney to produce the trailer.

With plans to grace screens this summer, "Next Stop Paris" is set in the sepia-toned "city of lights" with two face-morphing protagonists and an unclear plot.

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As points out, the AI has produced two main characters that fail to resemble themselves from one scene to the next.

The AI also couldn't generate an accurate picture of a clock tower, and instead has pasted random Roman numerals on its face.

Artificial Intelligence explained

Here's what you need to know

  • Artificial intelligence, also known as AI, is a type of computer software
  • Typically, a computer will do what you tell it to do
  • But artificial intelligence simulates the human mind, and can make its own deductions, inferences or decisions
  • A simple computer might let you set an alarm to wake you up
  • But an AI system might scan your emails, work out that you’ve got a meeting tomorrow, and then set an alarm and plan a journey for you
  • AI tech is often “trained” – which means it observes something (potentially even a human) then learns about a task over time
  • For instance, an AI system can be fed thousands of photos of human faces, then generate photos of human faces all on its own
  • Some experts have raised concerns that humans will eventually lose control of super-intelligent AI
  • But the tech world is still divided over whether or not AI tech will eventually kill us all in a Terminator-style apocalypse

"In life's journey, sometimes the heart moves too fast, or too slow," a narrator says over the trailer.

"But if you time it just right, that's when love arrives."

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As per a , it's likely the movie is a marketing stunt rather than a serious release.

It's won't be the length of your traditional cinema romcom.

The company has said it's considering making the film the length of a TV episode.

"It is a first for a trailer and for an entertainment company," TCL Chief Content Officer Chris Regina told Tom's Hardware.

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