We are again dying of nostalgia

There are many reasons why generative AI is the ideal technology for creating nostalgia. So far, most AI-generated videos have a dreamlike quality in nature; slightly too smooth movements, varying quality of features, enigmatic facial expressions and slightly distorted environmental details. But at the same time, cutting-edge technology is inherently backward-looking. By definition it cannot produce anything new; can only benefit from the aesthetics of the past.

To take This sender The Karl Stefanovic ShowOn his Instagram page, which uses artificial intelligence to paint in soft focus, Stefanovic says he grew up in Australia in the late 20th century.