‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Calls Artificial Intelligence a ‘Plagiarism Machine’

 
The creator of AMC’s Breaking Bad , Vince Gilligan, recently made his feelings regarding artificial intelligence technology apparent, calling it “horseshit” and a “plagiarism machine.” Gilligan discussed AI in an interview published by Variety.
 
“I think it’s a lot of horseshit. It’s a giant plagiarism machine, in its current form. I think ChatGPT knows what it’s writing like a toaster knows that it’s making toast. There’s no intelligence — it’s a marvel of marketing,” he says.
 
David Ng  reports that despite his misgivings, Gilligan still expects AI to eventually become sentient.
 
[…] for now, “it’s a bunch of billionaires trying to become trillionaires by selling this thing as some kind of momentous sea change. It certainly will have its uses in writing legal briefs and stuff like that, but I don’t think it’s going to take over for writers of fiction. ”
He also referenced a recent advertisement that used an  AI-generated likeness of Tom Hanks  to sell dental plans.
“Luckily it looked like hell, but at some point it probably will get to the point of looking perfect or close to it. I don’t think people should be acting after they’re dead.”
 
In related news, the Writers Guild of America just signed a new deal with the big Hollywood studios and streaming services that includes safeguards against AI taking writers’ jobs. Furthermore, an increasing number of notable writers are suing Meta and OpenAI, saying that their artificial intelligence platforms violated copyright on tens of thousands of works. Writers Michael Chabon, and David Henry Hwang, along with actress Sarah Silverman are among some Hollywood workers driving the numerous suits battling AI.
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