The use of generative AI in creative fields has turned into a flame war — a nightmare of meaningless and derivative AI slop that we’re seemingly unable to awaken from. Even an early teaser trailer suffers from all of the usual drawbacks of the tech, from uncanny facial features to scrambled, illegible text. Aronofsky didn’t completely snub human actors, signing on Screen Actors Guild-represented voice actors for the slop fest. But considering the outpouring of criticism that the teaser trailer has already received, “On This Day… 1776” likely won’t be one for the history books. More on AI slop: AI Is Causing Cultural Stagnation, Researchers Find