YouTuber Casey Neistat recently used GPT-4 to script and direct a vlog through downtown Manhattan. It is a peculiar experiment, one that sounds eerily like AI wrote it. Casey himself remarked that the vlog seemed soulless, raising his own question about whether there can be a middle ground with AI art.
GPT-4 was tasked to script the vlog and the results were impressive, with detailed descriptions of different sites in Manhattan and robotic phrases that only AI could put together. The video tour of Manhattan was shot with great accuracy according to the instructions given by GPT-4. Viewers can check out the video and make their own judgments.
The whole episode was widely discussed on Twitter as well as it sparked debate on whether AI art can ever match what can be created by humans. The issue of art created with machine algorithms has been widely explored, with numerous studies suggesting that while AI has potential, it won’t be able to match humans in this regard anytime soon.
The experiment by Casey Neistat highlights the power of AI in scripting and directing extremely detailed vlogs, but it also hints at the contrast between this and art produced by humans. It raises questions about the ability of AI to capture the same emotion, creativity, and heart that a human could put into an artwork, and thus raises yet another question about the ethical debate on permitting AI to replicate human art.
The person mentioned in this article, Casey Neistat, is a popular YouTuber with over 11 million subscribers on the platform. He is well known for his innovative approaches to video content and was the recipient of Best Director award at the Tribeca Film Festival. Neistat often pushes boundaries in the vlogging space with new, innovative content and this experiment is arguably the latest example.
The company mentioned, GPT-4, is an AI-based platform that enables users to generate text by merely providing a few input words to the algorithm. The algorithm’s capabilities go beyond mere text generation, as it has been put to use writing video scripts and offering video editing advice as well. With the computing power of GPT-4, the possibilities are endless and this experiment by Casey Neistat shows the kind of work that can still be done with an AI-based platform.
