Korea Tourism Organization spends 800 million won developing virtual AI with controversial likeness to Irene

 Article: "Looks exactly like Irene" Virtual AI developed with 800 million won investment

Source: Everyday Economy via Naver

1. [+353, -13] How can they waste 800 million won on something so useless. It should've been spent on the underprivileged.

2. [+105, -4] Irene looks more AI to me than the AI..

3. [+28, -3] Such a waste of money...

4. [+17, -0] You could ask any random elementary student on the street if she looks like Irene and they'd all say yes. This is actually really inconsiderate to the real Irene seeing as how she has absolutely nothing to do with the company that made this. They didn't even get her permission to make something that looks so like her. It's obvious that they're going to shamelessly claim "it doesn't look like her" when people bring the issue up.

5. [+8, -0] Why not just spend that 800 million won in hiring the actual Irene?

6. [+4, -0] Why are these AIs being made... just seems like another laundering scheme

7. [+4, -0] Most people look similar to me when they use the same make up styles

8. [+4, -1] Portrait rights, what about it? Everyone has the same face nowadays because of plastic surgery. 

9. [+3, -0] Doesn't look like her. The AI has a flatter face.

10. [+3, -0] This seems like a bigger issue than people are thinking. They copied a real person's face to use as their company's promotional model. I think there needs to be more regulation about this kind of stuff. 

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