"A Chinese version of Dave Franco's new horror film Together has been digitally altered character so that a gay couple appear to be heterosexual, according to reports. Artificial intelligence appears to have been used in the Chinese release of the Australian movieto change the gender identity of the character, leaving no LGBTQ+ representation in the story. In the original film, audiences see a newlywed couple played by Charlie Lees and MJ Dorning."
"However, cinema-goers in China got to watch a straight couple with the former essentially removed from the film. According to Bloomberg, people who saw an early screening of the film on mainland China on 12 September said that nothing seemed out of the ordinary, until they learnt of the changes through social media. ADAM AND STEVE TO ADAM AND EVEHere's a use of AI I bet you never thought of!"
China's release of the Australian horror film Together used digital alteration to change a gay character into a heterosexual one, removing LGBTQ+ representation. Artificial intelligence appears to have been used to change the gender identity of a character so that a newlywed couple played by Charlie Lees and MJ Dorning became a straight couple with Lees essentially removed in the Chinese edition. Early mainland screenings on 12 September reportedly revealed no obvious edits until social media users identified the change. Viewers and Douban commenters described the change as disrespectful to the original work and to the LGBT community. The alteration aligns with China's 2016 Gender Principles banning depictions of gay people, and this is believed to be the first instance where AI has been used to enforce that censorship.
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