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China parents buy AI clips of regretful single women to urge childless kids to marry (www.scmp.com)

submitted 10 months ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Fake videos show frustrated, unmarried, childless middle-aged women crying and venting in hospital hallways about their life choices.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I would lose so much respect for my parents if they used an AI generated video to try and convince me of something.

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[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Would you respect your parents more of they paid actors and a cameraman to create the video instead?

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[–] fiddlesticks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

At least then they put some effort into it

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[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago

Or Photoshop.

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