Ahead of a Syracuse, New York, stop on his “Bigger & Weirder” tour, Yankovic revealed to Syracuse.com in an interview published this week that he was offered “a nice pile of money” to appear in a commercial for business-focused software, but he backed out once he realized the ad would involve AI. “I’m not a fan of AI,” he said.

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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    25 days ago

    it’s like actors appearing in gambling ads. I immediately lose respect and am disinterested in any new features they are in, as I just can’t separate them from such a despicable role

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      25 days ago

      Yep, same for me lately, seeing actors shilling bullshit is just like…why? Their millions just isn’t enough, need mmoooooorrrre.

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        The DSM needs to start classifying this shit. It’s a mental illness

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          24 days ago

          Absolutely, was just talking about this yesterday, if nothing else it at least needs to start becoming more socially unacceptable to be so unbelievably greedy.