Queer community debates generative AI use in marketing and film
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Summary
An article from Xtra Magazine discussing the use of generative AI in queer community marketing, sparked by a barber's AI-generated promotional graphic. The piece explores the ethical concerns, aesthetic criticisms, and community reactions to AI use in queer spaces, while also noting that the film 'Stop! That! Train!' used AI in its visual effects, as confirmed by director Adam Shankman. The article weighs the pros and cons of AI adoption within the LGBTQ+ community.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe accompanying graphic had all the telltale signs of AI generation, from some wonky text alignment to that disgusting yellowish-sepia tone and rounded graphics that seem omnipresent in many AI graphics.
Director Adam Shankman told Xtra that the film actually did use some AI in its visual effects
using generative AI in her promotion might turn people off of her services
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