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cineticdaffodilyesterday at 8:49 PM3 repliesview on HN

I think all those Steve Spielbergs hiding among the 8 billion - without connections and without hollywood names, having their day without getting filtered out by investor gremiums playing it safe - will produce enough material to be happy cineast for life.


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jasonfarnonyesterday at 11:44 PM

Many Internet technologies like Youtube or soundcloud gave content creators direct access to an audience. If you were funny/creative/talented/attractive/in the right place at the right time/etc you could cut out the middlemen and capitalize on that directly. What is the hidden talent these Spielbergs possess that AI will enable? It's doing the writing, videography, etc. I imagine at most these hidden Spielbergs will be filtering output, like looking at a book of wallpapers and choosing what they like. Maybe some great movies get made, but it will just be the result of selection effects on the sheer number being made.

jasondigitizedyesterday at 9:14 PM

YouTube is well poised for this.

skybrianyesterday at 9:45 PM

How will anyone find them, though, if there's so much slop that people stop looking?

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