Streaming slop, meet AI slop. Netflix is bragging that, for the first time, it's used generative AI in one of its original, scripted TV shows, signalling its championing of a technology that the streamer claims will shorten production times, lower costs — likely at the cost of human jobs — and all while supposedly enhance the quality of its series. "We remain convinced that AI represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper," Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said in an earnings call with investors on Thursday, via a transcript of the exchange. The […]