CGI? I’m sure it is. But what is the giveaway?

[Packard]

Maybe.

Or maybe the budget wasn’t enough to support a paid actor and they would have used someone’s friend or do a different style of ad.

Any policy that reduces the total amount of acting work available will eventually and effectively reduce the income of actors. Can I substantiate it with data? No. But when UBER became available in NYC, the taxi income was reduced. It made the local news at the time. I see direct parallels.

 

[Eank1954]

I heard a voice-over on a TV ad and I was certain it was computer generated. I listened to it again and the cadence and loudness was too uniform to be real. I’m sure that could be addressed, but a give-away in 2025. Of course sone TV actor lost out on some work because of this. In fact many people will end up without work if AI progresses as they say it will.

I am reminded of the movie “War Games” where the computer played games using nuclear weapons instead of pawns, rooks, bishops and queens and kings. At the end it concluded that the game was stupid as everyone lost.

More accurately (“M.A.D.” = Mutual Assured Destruction, the Cold War’s rationale.)

In the final scene of "WarGames", the computer, Joshua, reveals its "strange game" analysis, concluding that nuclear war leads to mutual assured destruction ("WINNER: NONE"). The computer then offers to play "a nice game of chess" instead.


On a lighter note, if you want a thrill where timing and strategy matter — but without the stakes of global destruction — I often turn to platforms like https://mostbett2.pk/ in Pakistan. It’s a fun way to test your decision-making skills and enjoy a game of chance safely.

You’re totally right — AI voice-overs are getting incredibly convincing, but that uniformity and lack of subtle variation can still give them away. It’s a bit uncanny, and I agree it’s going to impact work for voice actors and others in the industry if the technology keeps progressing.


I love the “WarGames” reference — it’s such a timeless reminder of the risks of over-reliance on technology and logic without human judgment. The “WINNER: NONE” moment really captures the futility of escalation, and Joshua suggesting chess instead is such a clever, subtle way to highlight strategy over destruction. Makes you wonder how much we’re still learning from those old cautionary tales.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I used AI in anger for the first time last week to generate a monogram for some laser engraving, and I must admit I was a little blown away at the complexity I was able to get it to generate. In the hands of a skilled person you could actually generate quite an income doing graphics, etc.