Kid watches AI-generated "Avatar with actors," refuses to watch the original
neuroecology · x · 2026-09-22
neuroecology shares that his son excitedly showed him "Avatar with actors" on his iPad — an AI-generated version of the show. The kid has never seen the original and now doesn't want to. "In this moment, I feel I have failed as a father." The post struck a chord about AI slop displacing the originals for the next generation of viewers.
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