tech
February 2, 2026
Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series
TL;DR
- A new AI-generated series, 'On This Day... 1776', produced by Darren Aronofsky's studio, depicts historical events from the American Revolution.
- The videos are visually disturbing, with characters exhibiting unnatural features, 'uncanny dead eyes', and shifting wrinkles.
- Human actors were used for voiceovers, which are considered the most convincing part of the series.
- The article expresses concern about the rapid advancement of AI in content creation and its potential to replace human roles in filmmaking.
- The depiction of historical figures like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine is described as nightmarish and unsettling, with some characters appearing to resemble recognizable actors.
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