AI-generated commemorative videos: “A complete disregard for the relationship with the past,” according to historian André Loez
Interview by Xavier de La Porte
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Two images from AI-generated videos. In 1945, France was a country sometimes in ruins, often in mourning, suffering from terrible rationing (no croissants...). Far from these sepia-toned representations of an ideal world. SCREENSHOTS. TIKTOK GOVERNMENT.
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Interview : Two AI-generated commemorative videos posted online by the government have sparked an uproar. Analysis by a very angry historian.
A sepia tone worthy of a bad Netflix series, a protester wearing a German helmet celebrating the Allied victory, two videos posted online a few days apart by the government have been greeted with a mixture of derision and affliction. Intended to commemorate the Liberation and women's right to vote, they were generated by artificial intelligence. Historian André Loez, host of the podcast "Paroles d'histoire" , posted a very annoyed post. He explains.
Why does this story upset you so much?André Loez Firstly, because, fundamentally, generative AI annoys me. But I've come to terms with it: in the current state of the world, there's not much we can do about its development. It's normal for private companies to promote and use it at will, but for a public institution to resort to it without a second thought is where the problem arises...
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