When AI takes the centre stage with Naagin Season 7 on national television, it raises a question: Does the movement to keep AI out of creative fields mean anything?
It’s 2021, J.A.R.V.I.S., aka Vision, Marvel’s iconic AI, died again, and I wondered when I would get an AI companion like that. A year later, like a boulder rolling down a hill, ChatGPT came along, squishing every task in its path, in record time, invading our phones and becoming something that people can’t help but rely on. Despite initial enthusiasm, AI’s efficiency faded as it began disrupting jobs. Voices rose in concern, and no one shouted louder than the media professionals. Not because their jobs were at stake – that’s their job – but because no machine can truly understand creative liberty and authentic expression like our flesh and bones do. Then, unexpectedly, Naagin appeared, leaving people exclaiming, “What a snake!”, pun intended.
With the airing of Naagin Season 7, the series has continued to expand, adding a brand-new Naagin to its long list of iconic divas. But even before the first episode dropped, my brain broke when I realised that an AI-generated dragon is the main antagonist this season. At first thought, it’s genius, it saves money and creates hype without revealing much. However, after watching the episode, I quickly realised how wrong I was! Like a python circling its prey, AI wrapped itself around the story with every new episode. Until then, what seemed like the biggest battle between Naagin and the Dragon turned out to be an AI-generated brain-rot. Hard to believe? Check it out yourself.
