Posted 3/13/2024, 3:16:31 PM
SXSW Crowds Boo Pro-AI Videos, Worry About Impact on Jobs and Creativity
- SXSW audiences loudly booed festival videos promoting AI during screenings
- Clips featured optimistic views about AI from speakers like OpenAI's Peter Deng and Signal Fire's Josh Constine
- Crowds jeered at notions that "AI is a culture" and "makes us more human"
- Filmmakers like Daniels expressed fears about AI's impact on storytelling
- Audiences worried AI could replace human creativity and jobs like acting