“Xerox of a Xerox” is such a great description of what’s wrong with using LLMs (wrongly called “artificial intelligence”) to belch out art
Lucas might not be the most creative person in Hollywood, but it’s hard to disagree with his vision in the original trilogy
then the prequels came along, and they felt like pretty but hollow copies. and then the sequels, even more so
corporate Disney (most corporations, really) “thinks” the way LLMs do - that is, all they do is make product based on successful product - copies of copies
but at least humans made those Disney movies, even if they were initiated and cranked out by a soulless corporation
the reason we still get brilliant anomalies like Andor is that creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy had the freedom to use history, not just the rest of the Star Wars franchise, to create a riveting political drama without a Jedi or Skywalker in sight
“It was a one-shot deal to tell the story of revolution,” Gilroy said. “No one’s ever going to pay me to do it again.”
if Andor were “AI” generated or designed by conservative corporate committee, it would likely have been just another mildly entertaining nostalgia piece instead of a deeply relevant show that offered more to say to its audience than most other entertainment of our time
that’s because it followed one human’s creative vision, and the small writing team (which included Gilroy), cast, directors, and crew got to express their personal creative ideas without corporate dilution or interference. even Gilroy mostly stayed away from filming so the other creatives could pursue their own visions
on the other hand, LLMs can be nothing but corporate dilution and xeroxes of the xeroxes that came before
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