Posted 3/13/2024, 7:00:16 AM
BBC Faces Backlash Over Plan to Use AI for Doctor Who Promos
- The BBC plans to use AI to generate promo content for Doctor Who, prompting backlash from fans who point out the show's history of depicting evil AIs
- Head of media inventory David Housden claimed "Doctor Who thematically lends itself to AI," ignoring many plotlines about dangerous artificial intelligences
- Fans argue the only way AI suits Doctor Who is representing things trying to make humans into "mindless automatons"
- Some wonder if this announcement is just part of a new season's story arc about an evil AI writing BBC communications
- The BBC deleted its original article announcing the AI promo plans but hasn't renounced the idea, promising to label AI-written content