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Netflix Doc ‘What Jennifer Did’ Uses AI Images to Create False Historical Record (www.404media.co)

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[–] tearsintherain@leminal.space 43 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Yes there are re-enactments in documentaries but this was using actual photos of the subject. I def have a problem with that. It's exploitive at the very least and reminds of the AI shitshow to come. Disclosure should be on the damn picture itself, not in the credits.

Re-enactments have actors and no one confuses them for the actual subjects. If you dont have enough material, don't make a 'true crime documentary'.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

okay, so, yes, its not 'true', and the crime its about didn't actually 'happen', but everyone knows' true crime' is a genre defined by its aesthetics and 'grittiness' and being very cheap to produce, so we here at Netflix believe we're being true to the highest ideals and aesthetics of the genre.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

They might not be mistaken for the actual people in the case, but they certainly get beleived as 100% accurate reenactments.