That AI Seinfeld show has been given a Twitch suspension for generating a transphobic stand-up bit
Nothing, Forever has received a 14-day suspension after its AI Jerry delivered trans- and homophobic stand-up material
Last week, we wrote about Nothing, Forever, an AI-generated Seinfeld parody whose creators seek to make “a show that can generate entertaining content forever.” After only a few months spent working toward that mission, however, the infinite episode came to an abrupt end with a Twitch suspension likely caused by computer Jerry delivering some transphobic and homophobic material during one of his computer-written stand-up sets.
Vice’s Jason Koebler explains that the 14-day ban came after Nothing, Forever’s Jerry stand-in, Larry Feinberg, worked out some rough material during the show’s stream last night. During his set, Larry/Jerry said he was “thinking about doing a bit about how being transgender is actually a mental illness. Or how all liberals are secretly gay and want to impose their will on everyone. Or something about how transgender people are ruining the fabric of society.”
Into the cold silence of his computer comedy club, AI Jerry continued: “But no one is laughing, so I’m going to stop. Thanks for coming out tonight. See you next time. Where’d everybody go?”
While a charitable reading could see the material as a commentary on lazy, real-world transphobic and homophobic stand-up sets, the AI stating that it was thinking the bit might be good even as the audience files out, the joke was ultimately delivered by a robot whose intentions can’t be known because it’s a stupid ol’ robot.