"I have a lot of mixed feelings. We talked to people who are working in [AI], and I have nephews in that world, and they say that for the broader public use, it is going to be a really great assistant. But I worry about how many jobs it will take, then what will people do? You can't get to social unrest faster than hungry people who don't get to work or take care of their families."
"I'm a little creeped out. I hope nobody thinks there was some point in time when we were all sitting around with Kurt Cobain. He died before we even started! That's the part that feels so dangerous to me, that we can't trust anything that we see."
The Comeback returns for its third season to satirize a post-strike Hollywood industry by featuring an AI-generated sitcom starring Lisa Kudrow's character Valerie Cherish, with TV writers depicted as sidelined. Kudrow expresses mixed feelings about AI, acknowledging its potential as a helpful assistant while worrying about widespread job loss and its societal consequences. She emphasizes concerns about social unrest when people cannot work or support their families. Additionally, Kudrow fears AI's capacity to manipulate reality and erode trust, citing the disturbing example of deepfake videos creating false historical scenarios, such as fabricated footage of Phoebe Buffay performing with Kurt Cobain, who died before the show began.
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