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Sauce: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/weird-al-turned-down-a-nice-pile-of-money-to-film-commerical-for-ai-app-3382695/
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HorrorMango
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Sauce: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/weird-al-turned-down-a-nice-pile-of-money-to-film-commerical-for-ai-app-3382695/
Jaqdakloun
This is Al
StNickCage
I love AI and I hate AI.
idiotsonfire
Hell yeah, Weird Al is a good guy.
Canigetbannedagain2
HELL YEAH 🤘🤘🤘🤘
beachbum273
First of all who in their right mind would think Weird Al would be on board with this
eion85
This tells me he must've spent a LOT of time filming those customized birthday videos from him you can buy.
And I appreciate that.
TheButtInButterfly
"i'm weird, not a piece of shit."
BastardMan1977
As if I needed another reason to love Weird Al
livingonagiantfireball
I want him to publish who how much and make the whole offer public. Let everyone know.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
Al has famously personally asked artists - not labels, artists - for permission for every song parody he's done, even though he's legally covered as a transformative work under fair use and doesn't need permission.
In what world is THAT the kind of person who is down with generative AI??
apairofpetducks
Stay weird, Al.
mikeatike
And Al says thst AI can fuck off.
gnomedeplume
Weird AI no
Weird Al yes
meganical
Ugh good. I can’t stand those sellouts who are advertising Amazon’s Alexa
Imadethisaccounttopost
It gets even better, if you read the interview/article, the company was trying to trick him into signing by hiding the fact it was for AI.
So, he deserves even more praise for being a standup entertainer!
buttstuph
Al or AI?
QuantumInc
He desperately wanted to avoid the "AI Al" joke (depends on the font you are seeing).
Hatsodoom
This guy, love this guy.
someguy7734206
It's nice to know that Weird Al hates Weird AI.
3Davideo
Finally, a headline typeface that is distinct enough between a lowercase L and an uppercase i.
ricpaul
https://imgur.com/WizuJRr
The701
semi-related... he's in the middle of another concert tour https://www.weirdal.com/tour/ "Bigger & Weirder"
Frogspoison
Thanks for posting! I had wanted to attend a concert last year, but real life decided to fuck me sideways. Things are calmer now, and I can see that there's 3 concerts in the upcoming month I can attend, so I just need to decide which one I want to attend.
Kilo11
Good job Sarah
cattlegrazer82
@Sarah
Cosmicfisherman
AI ain't AL
eslachance
It's Weird Al not Weird AI!
YpsilantiRomani
This is clearly Al
zekybomb
He also turned down a beer ad in the 80's because he knew most of his fans were under age. Dude has always been a stand up guy
BorkSamson
69th like. Nice. Weird Al would be proud.
Aranon1183
Yea. Most comedians are.
MrRareza
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1a2pvbHg4MHh6MDJsNW81NGcxdWM2NWlzbmw1NGUzbzkzM2Zia2UzaSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/NEvPzZ8bd1V4Y/200w.webp
vicvalour
Ah, I see what you did
Osiricus
Weird Al can't be manipulated or bargained with if it goes against his wrought-iron principles.
reightb
commerical
scienceraptor
Common Weird AL W.
RetrogradeLlama
Am I the only one who noticed that in this default font Al is the same as AI.
I think it's the sort of irony Al would appreciate. I mean Al, not AI.
marsilies
I'm guessing that the AI ad was going to capitalize on the AI vs Al similarity, similar to how the original Geico gecko commercial played off the similarity in names.
gnomedeplume
Al has in fact made that joke about Al and AI
Rivalyn
sans serif makes upper case I and lower case l look the same. The letter I needs goddamn serifs. Or the letter l needs a goddamn leg, I don't make the rules but SOMEONE does and they need to get on this.
cousteau
The I looks slightly thicker than the l. If you look very hard it is possible to tell them apart. I'm talking minimally different and barely differentiatable though. It sucks.
cousteau
Iwouldntwanttogoanywherewithoutmywonderfultowel
This is a good catch, but does not tell me which is which.
I = capital i (thicker)
l = lower case L (thinner)
| = vertical bar
either way... fuck fonts that make these so similar
cousteau
The I (uppercase i) is about as thick as the A (uppercase a), whereas the l (lowercase L) is slightly thinner than the A. So when you see AI or Al it is possible to tell. But it's damn hard and I (uppercase i) 100% agree those two need serifs or a curly tail.
ipointoutnahtzeesbyreplyingtothem
Oh look at that, it's as easy as saying no to money. Shame almost zero other celebs have this much of a backbone, especially ones far richer than him.
NumptyDumptyLump
Like Hugh Jackman, 50cent, Gwyneth Paltrow (pussy candles weird, but not a crime).
mouthfullofpebbles
Paltrow may not be doing anything that she can be put in prison for (unfortunately), but she's snake oiling pseudoscience products and treatments that in the best case: is misleading people with ailments and selling them bags of nothing for a lot of money, and in the worse case: may cause harm or death when people choose to trust her insanity instead of real medicine.
NumptyDumptyLump
She's shilling for luxury residential properties in Israel.
NumptyDumptyLump
From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a luxury Israeli real estate ad? | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian https://share.google/tCLewvZjYWlcPB1sX
mouthfullofpebbles
Well, I thought I couldn't despise the human more, but apparently I had an extra reservoir that I could pour from.