About AI generating new episodes and albums of discontinued shows and bands.
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Yes 13 (11%)Not sure 20 (17%)No 88 (73%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About AI generating new episodes and albums of discontinued shows and bands.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
The killer app for me would be if AI could generate infinite versions of old, discontinued content: TV shows with the original casts and believable storylines, movies by a particular director, music by a band who’s no longer making albums. I don’t like most media these days and end up just re-watching/re-listening to stuff from decades ago.
If I could just generate a new Star Trek TNG episode each week that was 100% convincingly done, I would absolutely pay for that product. Or if I could just generate a new Pink Floyd album or whatever, and it’s convincing enough—that would be great.