Did AI Just Erase an Entire Swedish TV Show? - CNET
Fans of TV4’s international edition of The Challenge, which features Swedish celebrities competing in physical and mental contests, will have to wait for another season. An AI agent reportedly deleted edited episodes of the show, and a TV4 backup system failure wiped out hundreds of hours of work.
The Swedish series was due to return on Nov. 22, but has been delayed indefinitely, TV4 said in a statement.
“We have to recut it from scratch. All the raw material is still there, and all that,” program director Mia Lindqvist said on the network’s website.
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According to translated articles, the network denies an Aftonbladet report that an AI agent deleted the episodes. However, while TV4’s Lindqvist told the newspaper that an AI agent didn’t act independently, she did not deny that AI was involved in the mishap. Still, she blamed the failed backup system.
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