want to give my two cents on the AI usage in the maestro trailer--
i think seventeen doing a whole concept that is anti-AI is very cool, especially as creatives themselves i think it's good that they're speaking up against it and i hope it gets more ppl talking about the issue. i also understand on a surface level the artistic choice (whether it was made by the members, the mv director, or whoever else), to directly use AI in contrast to real, human-made visuals and music in order to criticize it. i also appreciate that they clearly stated the intention of the use of AI at the beginning of the video
however, although i understand it to an extent, i do not agree with the choice to use AI to critique AI. one of the main ethical concerns with generative AI is that it is trained on other artists' work without their knowledge, consent, or compensation. and even when AI generated images are being used to critique AI, it still does not negate this particular ethical concern
the use of AI to critique also does not negate the fact that this is work that could have been done by an actual artist. i have seen some people argue that it's okay in this context because it's a critique specifically about AI, and it is content that never would have been done by a real artist anyway because it doesn't make sense for the story they're trying to tell. but i disagree. i think you can still tell the exact same story without using AI
and in fact, i would argue that it would make the anti-AI message stronger if they HAD paid an artist to draw/animate the scenes that are supposed to represent AI generated images. wouldn't it just be proof that humans can create images that are just as bad and nonsensical and soulless as AI, but that AI can't replicate the creativity and beauty and basic fucking anatomy that's in human-made art?
it feels very obvious this was not just a way to cut corners and costs like a lot of scummy people are using AI for. ultimately it was a very intentional creative decision, i just personally think it was a very poor one. and even if some ethical considerations were taken into account before this decision, i certainly don't think all of them were. at the very least i feel like the decision undermines the message they want to convey
i would also like to recognize that i myself am not an artist, and i have seen some artists that are totally on board with the use of AI in this specific context, so clearly this is not a topic that is cut and dry. but generative AI is still new, and i think it's important to keep having these conversations
in my hater era again but just saw a tiktok talking about kpop and idols with the caption “why would you want to stan mediocrity?”
girlie idk, maybe it’s bc the world is fucking bleak and awful and different things make different people happy? i truly do not care if a group or an idol i like is the best rapper or singer or performer — it’s good enough for me that it brings me joy.
these fanwars or callouts or “we need to hold idols accountable for being mediocre” are so fucking lame and i don’t care. i do not care. enjoy what you enjoy! not everything has to be a fucking thinkpiece!
half of people say that guilty is about taemin killing all his bunkmates, and half of people say its about him turning them all gay, but theyre kind of the same thing when u look at thru the lens of guilt = sin, and in his eyes hes "damned them" by turning them to a life of homosexuality (but for real this time). also the "guilty pleasure" aspect where pleasure = sin and vice versa. everyone he touches becomes gay (gives in to pleasure), and by association becomes "guilty" (sinful), and at the same time he has his own guilt about making them that way, tho hes kinda like "welp, it is what it is" about it. its all so extremely gay catholic in that way.
hii im so curious how good was the ateez concert?!!! i started getting into them and im obsessed!
Ahhh that's super nice ✨
To be honest I loved a lot of their songs already before going to the concert, but after it I became fully invested hahah (I supposed gained the Atiny status). I saw them in Brussels in the previous Break The Wall tour and I'm just having my fingers crossed that they also come this year because I need to experience it again hahah. But oh my god, it was so amazing, like I was in the daze the following days just rewatching the videos on my phone and listening to the setlist on the loop, and after that I stitched all the videos I had into a full length vid for rewatch purposes hah
Like it was so hype, the vibes were amazing, they did so well, they had also super nice interactions with the audience and so on, Jongho's high notes live are insane, just 11/10 oh ym god
also there is the BREAK THE WALL fanchant that's an out of body experience if you are there in person, but for this I'll just refer you here;
and it was also so nice to see them just like having fun as well, like the choreos and dances were incredible and so on, but the whole concert was also just so fun with the members just messing around and also enjoying it; like this is really a difference in comparison with just watching the professional performances on yt and so on
just yeah, this was my personality for like months after hahah
[actually, have a pic of Yeosang that I never posted anywhere; like the guy just exists looking like that, oh my god]