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A new documentary about the World Series of Poker is facing backlash after its creator admits to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fabricate quotes in some episodes.
NO LIMIT is an eight-part documentary series filmed at the inaugural World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) in the Bahamas and features more than 650 hours of behind-the-scenes footage condensed into 30-minute episodes.
The documentary premiered on YouTube November 4 and is still running.
The show is being funded by GGPoker, new owners of the WSOP, but was the brainchild of Dustin Iannotti.
Ianotti, in now-deleted tweets, admitted that the quotes attributed to Alan Keating were actually generated using artificial intelligence to imitate Keating's voice, based on themes Keating had touched on in an interview. Ianotti claims he was not informed of this prior to the episodes being released.
From Poker News:
Keating featured on Episodes 5 and 6 of the eight-part series, which both aired last week, showcasing players in action at the 2024 WSOP Paradise.
On Friday evening, Keating took to social media to highlight some inconsistencies he had noticed in the show. Reposting the WSOP's official account, he called out the documentary for "putting words in his mouth" using AI. His tweets, as well as those from Ianotti, have since been deleted.
Keating drew the poker community's attention for his comments in the latest episodes, when asked about his views on tournament poker versus playing cash games.
"They’re [tournament players] going to hate me," he said. "I want to be gracious, but I would compare it like chess and checkers. Tournaments are more like checkers to me."
"I hate tournaments, there’s nothing I like about them. I don’t know why I’m here," he went on to say.
PokerNews reports that Iannotti, who is separately responsible for the production of Keating's YouTube channel, responded directly to Keating's post and admitted that AI was used on small sections of two episodes.
This is a developing story.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
