Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.”
Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.”
Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.”::px-captcha
Even this headline is spin! They fired no one, they just turned it off.
Really glad I'm not the first to come here and say this. We're "firing" programs now? Come on.
Maybe they spent a lot of money hiring her and are sore about it?
Murder!
Reporter tries to respect new robot overlord. Is SLAMMED in comments.
Ai unemployment is at an all time high!
Well, I suppose >0 technically an all-time high for AI...
The affected hard drives were burned in a fire.
As a fan of Formula E, I can say with certainty that it's the most faux-progressive sport I've ever seen.
I love the actual product, but loathe the attempts at feigning some sort of progressivism that always manages to put on blast the fact that its founder was a center-right Spanish politician.
Also, Hazel Southwell is literally right there.
Yup. FE is about fast cars racing down narrow streets. "Racing to save the planet" is such lame marketing with no real substance, especially considering that each FE car produces more emissions throughout the season than F1 or NASCAR due to expensive manufacturing. And the real potential for innovations has been crushed by blocking development of batteries and powertrains.
Hazel is actually the main person who's made me so critical of FE since 2020ish. I'd love to see her in a full time position for the sport, even for one of the teams. However she has stated several times that she loses money by going to FE events, even when it's paid for. It's fuckin sad, but the only motorsport that makes me feel included and welcome is rally.
In the sense that it tries too hard to be progressive?
It's kind of hilarious as a sport. There's so many Mario Kart inspired rules and, not even sure what to call them, but things like the boost when you drive over the special spot on the road.
We all know the sole purpose was that the fanbase can sexually harass her freely without actually having to deal with handling the misogyny.
I think the motive was money, but also that, sure.
Motive is still money
That is the most cynical take I've read all month
It's not unlikely though. In my country there is a retailer that has a CG female mascot with a chatbot and it has been reported that a lot of people try sexting with it.
People are often hard to work with. They need lunch breaks. They poop. They get tired and cranky. They get sick and break limbs skiing. They need home and family time.
So if every job wasn't also starvation insurance (because as a society we don't care much about our unemployed human population) every automated job would be a good thing.
So all we need is robust UBI and guarantees to everyone their basic needs will be met and met well (e.g. a home rather than a cot in a bunker) and then we can automate away.
Slightly off topic, but the fact that I'm now seeing some Formula One/E news make it's way onto Lemmy is a good sign to me that this place is starting to grow more and more.
Worst part is, now whoever they hire...
Trump vs Niki Hayley.....20:6? Trump vs AI Super Niki...2:98!
Yey! All hail first woman president Super Niki! I mean Jail! Not hail!
If this comment were a map, I'd be lost.
I don't know.. looks like a clear path to insanity to me...