AI Filmmaker Paul Trillo's Short Film Explores Poppy's Relationship With Artificial Intelligence
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Brian Welk
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The article discusses AI filmmaker Paul Trillo's short film 'The Most Perfect Perfect Person' starring YouTuber and singer Poppy. The film builds on Poppy's earlier performance art where she trained an AI language model on her YouTube videos and let it dictate her on-stage dialogue. Trillo's concept takes this further by exploring what happens when a pop star willingly gives up all of their creative control to an AI. The piece examines the blurring lines between artist identity and AI-generated content, touching on themes of authenticity, performance, and the relationship between creators and artificial intelligence.
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Paul Trillo, an AI filmmaker, had the idea to take that concept one step further: what if a pop star willingly gave up all of their creative control to an AI?
Watch: AI filmmaker Paul Trillo talks with IndieWire about his short film starring YouTuber and singer Poppy, 'The Most Perfect Perfect Person.'
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