Slipping ratings, a revolving door of lead actors, and nothing quite hitting like that old school David Tennant run. It’s dog days for “Doctor Who” fans, whose lives aren’t likely to be made any better by the prospect of AI creeping into the show.
While speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in London, BBC director Matt Brittin extolled the amazing efficiency of using AI to crank out footage — before raising the possibility of using it on one of the British broadcaster’s most beloved series.
“Everyone’s got the ability in their hands — or six billion people have — to create content at the standard of a Hollywood studio,” Brittin said, as quoted by Variety.
“Somebody sent me a 50-minute episode of ‘Doctor Who’ that was AI-generated the other day. It’s pretty good,” he continued. “I mean, it’s not going to replace humans, and we’ll come on to that. So everyone’s a creator.”
