Doctor Who has battled artificial intelligence (AI) from BOSS to WOTAN!
Now the BBC’s beloved time traveller is turning to generative AI to promote the new series on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland.
There has been an outcry from some fans and critics of AI after David Housden, head of media inventory, suggested Doctor Who thematically lends itself to AI. AI continues to generate controversial discourse regarding creativity, employment, ethics and more.
Disney faced similar criticism when it was discovered the opening titles to the highly-anticipated Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion were AI-generated!
In a timey-wimey twist, the BBC has subsequently deleted the original article. However, there’s no clarity regarding the issue. Perhaps AI is the big bad of the new season this May?
I was inspired to use cyber prompts for DALL-E and the result speaks for itself…
The beginning of a slippery slope if they’re not careful