[kbenson]

> Human talent ... can say indecorous things which will cause an outrage mob to want to boycott brands associated with them.

I'm not envisioning a future in which some company creates a full persona for their AI models, and we get a full Tay[1] moment out of it, and then we've come full circle.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)

[dredmorbius]

There are also the companies producing or providing the AI. Any entity capable of producing a convincing AI fashion substitute can do much more besides, some possibly not wearing well with public opinion.

I'm reminded of the (aweful) film Simone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_(2002_film)), and a Ben Bova novel (possibly Starcrossed) in which CGI gradually replaces human actors.

[kbenson]

To clarify, in my original post, not was supposed to be now, as in "I'm now envisioning"

Lots of typos for me today... :/

[dredmorbius]

Right, I realised that.

Am also agreeing with you and extending the notion. AI is by no-means outrage-proof.

[kbenson]

Sure, your comment didn't look like it was trying to disagree as much as add more info, whether you realized I had a typo or not. I had just happened to read a comment I had mangled atrociously earlier because I did it on my phone and then I saw this comment, and the urge to correct myself here was overwhelming. :)

[dredmorbius]

I feel that urge. Soft-keyboards, and HN's edit window, are treacherous.