Amazon’s ‘Netflix of AI’ Deal Is Eye-Roll Worthy: Jason Bailey

In the ongoing, fiercely competitive race to see who can come up with the most unwanted, unwelcome AI technology, we may have a new frontrunner. According to Variety, Amazon.com Inc. has made an undisclosed investment in Fable, a Bay Area start-up, and specifically in its newly launched Showrunner service, which Fable is touting as the “Netflix of AI.”

The company describes its software, which went public Wednesday and is currently available via its Discord, as “[an] AI platform that puts a studio at your fingertips, where anyone can create, watch, and personalize series and stories.” More specifically, it ...