r/nottheonion • u/ToffeeFever • 8d ago

NBC Will Debut an A.I. Al Michaels for the Paris Olympics

https://www.si.com/olympics/nbc-will-debut-an-ai-al-michaels-for-paris-olympics
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u/gatsby712 7d ago edited 7d ago

Get Johnny Carson back on the tonight show and just have AI write his jokes based off of current events.

I am also ready to see Tom Hanks be cast into every movie with a captain that loses his plane, ship, etc

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u/RobertEdwinHouse38 7d ago

That leads to AI Ed McMahon. Then AI Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, then AI Magazine subscriptions, then AI Columbia House CD and VHS clubs. Where will it end?

AI Napster vs AI Metallica

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u/Captain-Cadabra 7d ago

AI ED is just a button on the desk that makes the poorly animated robot say, “HIYOOO!”

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u/labretirementhome 7d ago

cries in Robot Geoff

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u/ThePhantomPansy 7d ago

Careful, Icarus.