Forget “Scream 7” — the scariest movie to come out of Hollywood this year is a 15-second video clip of Lakers player Peyton Meyer dunking a ball in a packed stadium and staring down an Oklahoma City Thunder rival.
The horror that awaits actors across Tinseltown: Meyer is an actor, not a Lakers player. The ESPN-quality clip is entirely AI-generated, and Meyer didn’t step in front of the camera to create it.
It’s perhaps the most chilling glimpse yet of how humans have become superfluous in the age of AI.
So why would “He’s All That” star Meyer help Flik.Ai, a platform that claims to have a waiting list of 50,000 people, flaunt how great it is to replace actors?
“As an actor, it’s pretty scary to see how quickly AI is evolving,” Meyer said, “I think it’s important to run towards change rather than running away from it.”
He further added, “So…I’m 5’10”. I can’t dunk on a basketball, but Flick showed me what it felt like. It was interesting. It made people laugh. It’s our job as actors to entertain. Anything that allows us to be more creative in our world… gives us an opportunity. After all, AI is passive. Waiting for us to give instructions. So let me give you something good. ”
