Just about a few days ago, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney officially announced that Disney+ will soon feature AI generated user content, stating that it'll "provide users of Disney+ with a much more engaged experience." So that means subscribers of the platform will create some of their own types of content only using artificial intelligence.
Now all of that is unimpressive so far but there's also this to mention.
To be honest, we knew that the company would continue to push boundaries like this, but this is going TOO far.
Disney has already declined over the years for it's obsession with quantity, their control with materialism over idealism and taking the advantage to promote films nobody seems to care about because they're either tame or unoriginal. Ever since Disney's consumption, they're owning these other companies that feel unnecessary for a film studio to possess. They have owned countless studios like Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox as well as other properties like ESPN, and Hulu. Disney+ in particular adding shows and highlights from those channels and studios for more consumerism.
The whole AI situation to me is terrible because it's basically trying to consume subscribers by watching the unnecessary content but this time, not made by naturally hand-crafted artists.
I've been influenced by alot of Walt Disney's quotes over the past few weeks. This is probably the best example from researching upon the situation.
"You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality."
This quote has been ignored and panned for a long time. Now I haven't fully checked out too much on what Iger states about the future of Disney but you shouldn't just jam down our throats to make a statement like that and BOOM! out of nowhere is trending on social media.
We us as a community are instantly disappointed and unable to handle this issue, and if that's how it's gonna be, then let it arise. Hate it or not. You can still be fine with what you experience on the platform even if it's distracting or disputable. This isn't a message for everyone, as I am fully aware of people in general, having different interests and hobbies.
As someone who is more of an older Disney movie fan, into the 30s-50s films, this doesn't affect me that much. The beauty and passion that went into the animated films inspire me the most, so the recent news about stuff happening with Disney doesn't particularly interest me at all.
Oh and as of writing this, Disney announced the trailer for the live-action Moana. How wonderful...
All I have to say is, appreciate what interests you the most, if you don't like the changes, avoid them. You can like what you like, that's why I have DVDs so if the streaming service gets more expensive and the artifical generated content is gonna spread, I have them anytime. They have scene selections, and more interesting bonus features.
Here's the link if your curious.
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