[konaraddi]

Isnt it an intentional choice? The show Pluribus has a not-so-subtle analogy to an LLM that has access to the world’s knowledge, doing its best to give whatever we ask it for, and not being the brightest tool in the shed. I think the artist accomplished what they wanted to in the context of the show.

EDIT: I stand corrected, the show’s analogy to AI is coincidental.

[minimaxir]

Vince Gilligan has stated in interviews that the anti-AI themes are coincidental and Pluribus was written before the AI boom.

[paulryanrogers]

Interesting. Still, original intent aside, the audience will draw their own comparisons and develop their own take aways.

IMO that's fine because art isn't a one way street. Audiences also play a role in how it's interpreted and what happens to it in private and once copyright and trademark expire.

[konaraddi]

Oh that’s good to know, I’ll edit my comment

[andrewflnr]

If it was intentional, they wouldn't be as shy about admitting it.

But as far as your "correction" goes, even if the anti-genAI overtones at its inception are a coincidence, it wouldn't be too crazy for someone making related art today to play up the coincidence anyway. So I think your original idea was still a reasonable guess.