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China parents buy AI clips of regretful single women to urge childless kids to marry (www.scmp.com)

submitted 1 day ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Fake videos show frustrated, unmarried, childless middle-aged women crying and venting in hospital hallways about their life choices.

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[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why pay though?

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why do people pay for anything? So they don't have to make it themselves.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's AI generated, it takes two seconds

[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Most people don't realize how easy it is. Then it's also hardware intensive to do locally. So, they end up going to some service online that does it and they charge.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Some online platforms allow a few freebies.