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Nothing, Forever
Nothing, Forever is an AI-generated webtoon based on Seinfeld and its principal characters. Streaming continuously on Twitch, it's apparently more of an exercise in the use of the technology than a source of genuine entertainment. At least, the clips that I've seen weren't amusing; a case of art imitating life, perhaps? (shrug)
But it's received a fourteen-day ban from the livestreaming service after the AI engine went rogue, causing the main character, Larry Feinberg, to make a series of jibes at the queers. Under more serious circumstances, this is how Skynet will come to pass.
The show’s AI, which is trained on classic sitcom episodes and various AI tools, mimics that of a traditional Seinfeld episode, which starts with a standup routine from “Larry,” before moving to his apartment. During a standup set Sunday night, Larry made a series of transphobic and homophobic remarks as part of a bit: “There’s like 50 people here and no one is laughing. Anyone have any suggestions?,” he said. “I’m thinking about doing a bit about how being transgender is actually a mental illness. Or how all liberals are secretly gay and want to impose their will on everyone. Or something about how transgender people are ruining the fabric of society. But no one is laughing, so I’m going to stop. Thanks for coming out tonight. See you next time. Where’d everybody go?”
Jason Koebler, AI-Generated 'Seinfeld' Show Banned on Twitch After Transphobic Standup Bit, VICE
It's not particularly funny, but that's not the point: to the flapperati, it's an attack on the coddled minorities. Or perhaps it's just too close to the truth for comfort? Either way, some reporting outlets even refrained from repeating the remarks themselves.
And that's the main reason for posting them here…for posterity, in the event that the braver reporting sites buckle under the almost inevitable shitstorm.